Timeline · 1969

The world's nuclear fleet in 1969

In 1969, 87 nuclear reactors were operating in 16 countries, 12 GWe net, with 99 under construction.

Compared with 1968, the operating fleet grew by 11 reactors. 9 reactors were connected to the grid that year, 3,523 MWe, mostly in United States (3), India (2) and France (1). 1 unit was permanently shut down, 6 MWe. India connected its first nuclear reactor in 1969. The countries with the most operating capacity were United Kingdom (3,535 MWe), United States (3,219 MWe) and France (1,461 MWe).

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Connected to the grid in 1969

Unit	Country	Type	Model	MWe
Saint-Laurent A-1	France	GCR	UNGG	390
Tarapur 1	India	BWR	BWR-1 (Mark 2)	150
Tarapur 2	India	BWR	BWR-1 (Mark 2)	150
Tsuruga 1	Japan	BWR	BWR-2	340
Novovoronezh 1-2	Russia	PWR	VVER V-365	336
Beznau 1	Switzerland	PWR	WH 2-loops	365
Nine Mile Point 1	United States	BWR	BWR-2 (Mark 1)	613
Oyster Creek 1	United States	BWR	BWR-2 (WET)	619
Robert Emmett Ginna	United States	PWR	WH 2-loop (DRY)	560

Shut down in 1969

Unit	Country	Type	Model	MWe	Grid connection
Lucens	Switzerland	HWGCR	HWGCR	6	1968

Countries by operating capacity in 1969

#	Country	Reactors	MWe	Under construction
1	United Kingdom	27	3,535	11
2	United States	19	3,219	52
3	France	9	1,461	3
4	Russia	9	1,051	4
5	Germany	7	903	4
6	Italy	3	563	—
7	Switzerland	1	365	2
8	India	2	300	2
9	Canada	2	228	5
10	Japan	2	149	5
11	Spain	1	141	1
12	Netherlands	1	55	1
13	Puerto Rico	1	18	—
14	Belgium	1	10	1
15	Panama	1	10	—
16	Sweden	1	10	3
17	Argentina	0	0	1
18	Armenia	0	0	1
19	Kazakhstan	0	0	1
20	Pakistan	0	0	1
21	Slovakia	0	0	1