Timeline · 2010

The world's nuclear fleet in 2010

In 2010, 443 nuclear reactors were operating in 31 countries, 380.8 GWe net, with 63 under construction.

Compared with 2009, the operating fleet grew by 4 reactors. 5 reactors were connected to the grid that year, 3,768 MWe, mostly in China (2), India (1) and Russia (1). 1 unit was permanently shut down, 130 MWe. The countries with the most operating capacity were United States (103,782 MWe), France (63,130 MWe) and Japan (47,180 MWe).

Connected to the grid in 2010

UnitCountryTypeModelMWe
Ling'ao 2-3China ChinaPWRCPR-10001,007
Qinshan 2-3China ChinaPWRCNP-600623
Rajasthan 6India IndiaPHWRIPHWR-220202
Rostov 2Russia RussiaPWRVVER-1000 (V-320)950
Shin-Kori 1South Korea South KoreaPWROPR-1000986

Shut down in 2010

UnitCountryTypeModelMWeGrid connection
PhenixFrance FranceFBRPH-2501301973

Countries by operating capacity in 2010

#CountryReactorsMWeUnder construction
1United States United States104103,7821
2France France5863,1301
3Japan Japan5547,1802
4Russia Russia3222,73210
5Germany Germany1720,496—
6South Korea South Korea2017,2936
7Canada Canada2014,379—
8Ukraine Ukraine1513,1072
9China China1310,42828
10United Kingdom United Kingdom1910,337—
11Sweden Sweden109,856—
12Spain Spain87,569—
13Belgium Belgium75,922—
14Taiwan Taiwan65,052—
15India India184,0916
16Czech Republic Czech Republic63,972—
17Switzerland Switzerland53,346—
18Finland Finland42,7941
19Bulgaria Bulgaria22,006—
20Hungary Hungary41,916—
21Brazil Brazil21,8841
22Slovakia Slovakia41,8682
23South Africa South Africa21,854—
24Mexico Mexico21,552—
25Romania Romania21,300—
26Argentina Argentina29431
27Slovenia Slovenia1696—
28Netherlands Netherlands1482—
29Armenia Armenia1416—
30Pakistan Pakistan23901
31North Korea North Korea15—
32Iran Iran001
33Philippines Philippines00—

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.

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