Timeline · 1961

The world's nuclear fleet in 1961

In 1961, 23 nuclear reactors were operating in 4 countries, 927 MWe net, with 44 under construction. 7 of those units are not included in the net capacity because no net figure has been published for them.

Compared with 1960, the operating fleet grew by 3 reactors. One reactor was connected to the grid that year, 167 MWe: Siberian ADE-3 (Russia). The countries with the most operating capacity were United States (451 MWe), United Kingdom (392 MWe) and France (79 MWe).

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