Timeline · 1968

The world's nuclear fleet in 1968

In 1968, 76 nuclear reactors were operating in 13 countries, 9 GWe net, with 98 under construction.

Compared with 1967, the operating fleet grew by 7 reactors. 8 reactors were connected to the grid that year, 1,000 MWe, mostly in Germany (2), Netherlands (1) and Panama (1). 1 unit was permanently shut down, 22 MWe. the Netherlands, Panama, Spain and Switzerland connected their first nuclear reactor in 1968. The countries with the most operating capacity were United Kingdom (3,535 MWe), United States (1,939 MWe) and France (1,071 MWe).

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Connected to the grid in 1968

Unit	Country	Type	Model	MWe
Lingen	Germany	BWR	BWR	183
Obrigheim	Germany	PWR	Siemens	340
Dodewaard	Netherlands	BWR	BWR-2	55
MH-1A	Panama	PWR	unknown	10
Jose Cabrera 1	Spain	PWR	WH 1 loop	141
Lucens	Switzerland	HWGCR	HWGCR	6
Oldbury A2	United Kingdom	GCR	MAGNOX	217
Lacrosse	United States	BWR	BWR-1	48

Shut down in 1968

Unit	Country	Type	Model	MWe	Grid connection
Elk River	United States	BWR	unknown	22	1963

Countries by operating capacity in 1968

#	Country	Reactors	MWe	Under construction
1	United Kingdom	27	3,535	11
2	United States	16	1,939	49
3	France	8	1,071	4
4	Russia	8	905	4
5	Italy	3	563	—
6	Germany	5	550	6
7	Canada	2	228	5
8	Japan	2	149	4
9	Puerto Rico	1	18	—
10	Belgium	1	10	—
11	Panama	1	10	—
12	Sweden	1	10	1
13	Switzerland	1	6	3
14	Argentina	0	0	1
15	India	0	0	4
16	Kazakhstan	0	0	1
17	Netherlands	0	0	1
18	Pakistan	0	0	1
19	Slovakia	0	0	1
20	Spain	0	0	2