Timeline · 1967

The world's nuclear fleet in 1967

In 1967, 69 nuclear reactors were operating in 12 countries, 7.2 GWe net, with 68 under construction.

Compared with 1966, the operating fleet grew by 2 reactors. 11 reactors were connected to the grid that year, 2,088 MWe, mostly in United States (4), France (2) and United Kingdom (2). 3 units were permanently shut down, 151 MWe. The countries with the most operating capacity were United Kingdom (3,226 MWe), France (1,001 MWe) and United States (965 MWe).

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Connected to the grid in 1967

Unit	Country	Type	Model	MWe
Douglas Point (AECL)	Canada	PHWR	CANDU 200	206
Brennilis	France	HWGCR	MONTS-D'ARREE	70
Chooz A	France	PWR	CHOOZ-A	305
AVR Reactor	Germany	HTGR	PBR Prototype	13
Beloyarsk 2	Russia	LWGR	AMB-200	146
Oldbury A1	United Kingdom	GCR	MAGNOX	217
Winfrith SGHWR	United Kingdom	SGHWR	SGHWR	92
Connecticut Yankee	United States	PWR	WH (DRY)	560
Peach Bottom 1	United States	HTGR	—	40
San Onofre 1	United States	PWR	WH (DRY)	436
Saxton	United States	PWR	unknown	3

Shut down in 1967

Unit	Country	Type	Model	MWe	Grid connection
Aurora 1	United States	FBR	CVTR	75	1963
Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor	United States	PHWR	—	17	1963
Pathfinder	United States	BWR	BWR-1	59	1966

Countries by operating capacity in 1967

#	Country	Reactors	MWe	Under construction
1	United Kingdom	25	3,226	11
2	France	7	1,001	4
3	United States	15	965	24
4	Russia	8	905	4
5	Italy	3	563	—
6	Germany	4	367	6
7	Japan	2	149	3
8	Canada	1	22	5
9	Puerto Rico	1	18	—
10	Belgium	1	10	—
11	Sweden	1	10	1
12	Switzerland	1	6	2
13	India	0	0	3
14	Kazakhstan	0	0	1
15	Netherlands	0	0	1
16	Pakistan	0	0	1
17	Slovakia	0	0	1
18	Spain	0	0	1