Timeline · 1993
The world's nuclear fleet in 1993
In 1993, 429 nuclear reactors were operating in 31 countries, 343.7 GWe net, with 51 under construction. 3 of those units are not included in the net capacity because no net figure has been published for them.
Compared with 1992, the operating fleet grew by 10 reactors. 9 reactors were connected to the grid that year, 9,110 MWe, mostly in Japan (4), Canada (1) and China (1). The countries with the most operating capacity were United States (106,833 MWe), France (57,700 MWe) and Japan (35,785 MWe).
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Connected to the grid in 1993
| Unit | Country | Type | Model | MWe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington 4 | PHWR | CANDU 850 | 878 | |
| Daya Bay 1 | PWR | Framatome M310 (M310) | 986 | |
| Golfech 2 | PWR | P4 REP 1300 | 1,310 | |
| Genkai 3 | PWR | Mitsubishi 4-loop (M 4LP) | 1,127 | |
| Hamaoka 4 | BWR | BWR-5 | 1,092 | |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 4 | BWR | BWR-5 | 1,067 | |
| Shika 1 | BWR | BWR-5 | 505 | |
| Balakovo 4 | PWR | VVER-1000 (V-320) | 950 | |
| Comanche Peak 2 | PWR | Westinghouse 4-loop (WH 4LP) | 1,195 |
Countries by operating capacity in 1993
| # | Country | Reactors | MWe | Under construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110 | 106,833 | 2 | |
| 2 | 56 | 57,700 | 5 | |
| 3 | 46 | 35,785 | 8 | |
| 4 | 20 | 22,116 | — | |
| 5 | 32 | 19,848 | 4 | |
| 6 | 22 | 15,409 | — | |
| 7 | 14 | 11,922 | 5 | |
| 8 | 35 | 11,351 | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | 11,056 | — | |
| 10 | 9 | 7,710 | — | |
| 11 | 9 | 7,701 | 5 | |
| 12 | 7 | 5,922 | — | |
| 13 | 6 | 5,052 | — | |
| 14 | 6 | 3,638 | — | |
| 15 | 5 | 3,346 | — | |
| 16 | 4 | 2,794 | — | |
| 17 | 2 | 2,370 | — | |
| 18 | 4 | 1,916 | 2 | |
| 19 | 4 | 1,916 | — | |
| 20 | 2 | 1,854 | — | |
| 21 | 4 | 1,748 | 4 | |
| 22 | 9 | 1,637 | 5 | |
| 23 | 2 | 943 | 1 | |
| 24 | 1 | 777 | 1 | |
| 25 | 1 | 696 | — | |
| 26 | 1 | 609 | 1 | |
| 27 | 2 | 537 | — | |
| 28 | 1 | 416 | — | |
| 29 | 1 | 90 | 1 | |
| 30 | 1 | 52 | — | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.