Status · 2026
Nuclear reactors under construction in 2026
There are 84 nuclear reactors under construction today in 18 countries, adding up to 85,528 MWe net planned.
By country, construction is concentrated in China (38), India (7) and Russia (6). The longest-running build is Darlington New 1, in Canada, started in 1982. If every unit connects, the fleet would add 85,528 MWe, 21% of today's operating capacity. One of the builds is the announced restart of a shut-down unit.
| Unit | Country | Type | Model | MWe | Construction start | Expected connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooppur 1 |  Bangladesh | PWR | VVER-1200/V-523 | 1,080 | 2017 | 2026 |
| Cangnan San'ao 1-1 |  China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,117 | 2020 | 2026 |
| Cangnan San'ao 1-2 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,117 | 2021 | 2026 |
| Changjiang 3 | China | PWR | Hualong One | 1,000 | 2021 | 2026 |
| Changjiang 4 | China | PWR | Hualong One | 1,000 | 2021 | 2026 |
| Linglong 1 | China | PWR | CAP-1000 | 100 | 2021 | 2026 |
| Taipingling 1-1 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,116 | 2019 | 2026 |
| Tianwan 4-7 | China | PWR | VVER-1200/V-491 | 1,171 | 2021 | 2026 |
| Zhangzhou 1-2 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,126 | 2020 | 2026 |
| Kalpakkam |  India | FBR | — | 500 | — | 2026 |
| Rajasthan 8 | India | PHWR | — | 630 | 2011 | 2026 |
| Saeul 3 |  South Korea | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 2017 | 2026 |
| Saeul 4 | South Korea | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 2018 | 2026 |
| Akkuyu 1 |  Türkiye | PWR | VVER V-509 | 1,114 | 2018 | 2026 |
| Khmelnitski 3 |  Ukraine | PWR | VVER-1000 | 1,035 | 1986 | 2026 |
| Palisades Unit 1 Repower |  United States | PWR | CE (2-loop) DRYAMB | 800 | — | 2026 |
| Rooppur 2 | Bangladesh | PWR | VVER-1200/V-523 | 1,080 | 2018 | 2027 |
| Haiyang 2-3 | China | PWR | CAP1000 | 1,161 | 2022 | 2027 |
| Haiyang 2-4 | China | PWR | CAP1000 | 1,161 | 2023 | 2027 |
| Tianwan 4-8 | China | PWR | VVER-1200/V-491 | 1,171 | 2022 | 2027 |
| Xudapu 2-3 | China | PWR | VVER-1200/V-491 | 1,200 | 2021 | 2027 |
| Kudankulam 3 | India | PWR | VVER V-412 | 917 | 2017 | 2027 |
| Kudankulam 4 | India | PWR | VVER V-412 | 917 | 2017 | 2027 |
| Kursk 2-2 |  Russia | PWR | VVER V-510 | 1,200 | 2019 | 2027 |
| Akkuyu 2 | Türkiye | PWR | VVER V-509 | 1,114 | 2020 | 2027 |
| Hermes 1 | United States | SMR | KP-FHR | 50 | — | 2027 |
| Three Mile Island 1 | United States | PWR | B & W (DRY) | 835 | 2024 | 2027 |
| Angra 3 |  Brazil | PWR | Pre-Konvoi | 1,340 | 2010 | 2028 |
| Lufeng 5 | China | PWR | Hualong One | 1,116 | 2022 | 2028 |
| Xudapu 1-1 | China | PWR | AP-1000 | 1,290 | — | 2028 |
| Xudapu 2-4 | China | PWR | VVER-1200/V-491 | 1,200 | 2022 | 2028 |
| Zhangzhou 2-3 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,214 | — | 2028 |
| El Dabaa 1 |  Egypt | PWR | VVER-1200/V-529 | 1,100 | 2022 | 2028 |
| Cape Nagloynyn floating 1 | Russia | PWR | RITM-200S | 106 | — | 2028 |
| Cape Nagloynyn floating 2 | Russia | PWR | RITM-200S | 106 | — | 2028 |
| Akkuyu 3 | Türkiye | PWR | VVER V-509 | 1,114 | 2021 | 2028 |
| Akkuyu 4 | Türkiye | PWR | VVER V-509 | 1,114 | 2022 | 2028 |
| Project Pele | United States | GCR | unknown | 2 | — | 2028 |
| Shidao Bay 3-1 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,225 | — | 2029 |
| Shidao Bay 3-2 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,225 | — | 2029 |
| Xudapu 1-2 | China | PWR | AP-1000 | 1,290 | — | 2029 |
| Zhangzhou 2-4 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,214 | — | 2029 |
| El Dabaa 2 | Egypt | PWR | VVER-1200/V-529 | 1,100 | 2022 | 2029 |
| El Dabaa 3 | Egypt | PWR | VVER-1200/V-529 | 1,100 | 2023 | 2029 |
| Bushehr 2 |  Iran | PWR | VVER-1000/V-528 | 974 | 2019 | 2029 |
| Ohma 1 |  Japan | BWR | ABWR | 1,328 | 2010 | 2029 |
| Jizzakh 1 |  Uzbekistan | SMR | RITM-200N | 55 | 2026 | 2029 |
| Bailong 1-1 | China | PWR | CAP1000 | 1,254 | — | 2030 |
| Jinqimen 1-1 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,233 | — | 2030 |
| El Dabaa 4 | Egypt | PWR | VVER-1200/V-529 | 1,100 | 2024 | 2030 |
| Kudankulam 5 | India | PWR | VVERV412 | 917 | 2021 | 2030 |
| Kudankulam 6 | India | PWR | VVERV412 | 917 | 2021 | 2030 |
| Chashma 5 |  Pakistan | PWR | Hualong One | 1,200 | 2024 | 2030 |
| Hinkley Point C1 |  United Kingdom | PWR | EPR-1750 | 1,630 | 2018 | 2030 |
| Jinqimen 1-2 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,200 | — | 2031 |
| Leningrad 2-3 | Russia | PWR | VVER-1200/V-491 | 1,150 | 2024 | 2031 |
| Hinkley Point C2 | United Kingdom | PWR | EPR-1750 | 1,630 | 2019 | 2031 |
| Kemmerer 1 | United States | FBR | Natrium | 345 | 2024 | 2031 |
| Shin-Hanul 3 | South Korea | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2025 | 2032 |
| Shin-Hanul 4 | South Korea | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2026 | 2033 |
| Kursk 2-3 | Russia | PWR | VVER-TOI | 1,255 | — | 2034 |
| CAREM |  Argentina | PWR | CAREM Prototyp | 25 | 2015 | — |
| Darlington New 1 |  Canada | SMR | CANDU 850 | 300 | 1982 | — |
| Cangnan San'ao 2-3 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,215 | — | — |
| Jiangsu Xuwei 1-1 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,208 | — | — |
| Lianjiang 1-1 | China | PWR | CAP1000 | 1,224 | — | — |
| Lianjiang 1-2 | China | PWR | CAP1000 | 1,224 | — | — |
| Lufeng 1 | China | PWR | CAP-1000 | 1,250 | 2025 | — |
| Lufeng 2 | China | PWR | CAP-1000 | 1,200 | 2025 | — |
| Lufeng 6 | China | PWR | Hualong One | 1,200 | 2023 | — |
| Ningde 2-5 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,200 | — | — |
| Ningde 2-6 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,221 | — | — |
| Sanmen 2-3 | China | PWR | CAP1000 | 1,163 | 2022 | — |
| Sanmen 2-4 | China | PWR | CAP1000 | 1,163 | 2023 | — |
| Shidao Bay 2-2 | China | PWR | CAP1400 | 1,534 | — | — |
| Taipingling 1-2 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,116 | 2020 | — |
| Taipingling 2-4 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,150 | — | — |
| Zhaoyuan 1-1 | China | PWR | HPR-1000 | 1,214 | — | — |
| Rajasthan 7 | India | PHWR | — | 630 | 2011 | — |
| Shimane 3 | Japan | BWR | ABWR | 1,325 | 2006 | — |
| Kursk 2-1 | Russia | PWR | VVER V-510 | 1,200 | 2018 | — |
| Mochovce 4 |  Slovakia | PWR | VVER-440/V-213 | 440 | 1987 | — |
| Khmelnitski 4 | Ukraine | PWR | VVER | 1,035 | 1987 | — |
| Jizzakh 2 | Uzbekistan | SMR | RITM-200N | 55 | 2026 | — |
Data: Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0), IAEA PRIS 2025, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. Capacities in net MWe unless stated.
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