Timeline · 1960

The world's nuclear fleet in 1960

In 1960, 20 nuclear reactors were operating in 4 countries, 757 MWe net, with 39 under construction. 6 of those units are not included in the net capacity because no net figure has been published for them.

Compared with 1959, the operating fleet grew by 3 reactors. 4 reactors were connected to the grid that year, 452 MWe, mostly in United States (2), France (1) and United Kingdom (1). The countries with the most operating capacity were United Kingdom (392 MWe), United States (281 MWe) and France (79 MWe).

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Connected to the grid in 1960

UnitCountryTypeModelMWe
Marcoule G3France FranceGCRunknown40
Chapelcross 4United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox48
Dresden 1United States United StatesBWRBWR-1197
Yankee RoweUnited States United StatesPWRWH (DRY)167

Countries by operating capacity in 1960

#CountryReactorsMWeUnder construction
1United Kingdom United Kingdom839214
2United States United States628111
3France France3792
4Russia Russia352
5Belgium Belgium001
6Canada Canada002
7Germany Germany002
8Italy Italy002
9Japan Japan001
10Slovakia Slovakia001
11Sweden Sweden001

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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