Timeline · 2015
The world's nuclear fleet in 2015
In 2015, 438 nuclear reactors were operating in 32 countries, 380.9 GWe net, with 67 under construction.
Compared with 2014, the operating fleet grew by 1 reactor. 10 reactors were connected to the grid that year, 9,488 MWe, mostly in China (8), Russia (1) and South Korea (1). 7 units were permanently shut down, 3,863 MWe. The countries with the most operating capacity were United States (99,601 MWe), France (63,130 MWe) and Japan (40,536 MWe).
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Connected to the grid in 2015
| Unit | Country | Type | Model | MWe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changjiang 1 |  China | PWR | CNP-600 | 601 |
| Fangchenggang 1-1 | China | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,000 |
| Fangjiashan 2 | China | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,012 |
| Fuqing 2 | China | PWR | CNP-1000 (CNNC) (CNP-1000) | 1,000 |
| Hongyanhe 1-3 | China | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,061 |
| Ningde 1-3 | China | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,018 |
| Yangjiang 2 | China | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,000 |
| Yangjiang 3 | China | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,000 |
| Beloyarsk 4 |  Russia | FBR | BN-800 | 820 |
| Shin-Wolsong 2 |  South Korea | PWR | OPR-1000 | 976 |
Shut down in 2015
| Unit | Country | Type | Model | MWe | Grid connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafenrheinfeld |  Germany | PWR | Siemens-KWU (KWU) | 1,275 | 1981 |
| Genkai 1 |  Japan | PWR | Mitsubishi 2-loop (M 2LP) | 529 | 1975 |
| Mihama 1 | Japan | PWR | Westinghouse 2-loop (WH 2LP) | 320 | 1970 |
| Mihama 2 | Japan | PWR | Mitsubishi 2-loop (M 2LP) | 470 | 1972 |
| Shimane 1 | Japan | BWR | BWR-3 | 439 | 1973 |
| Tsuruga 1 | Japan | BWR | BWR-2 | 340 | 1969 |
| Wylfa 1 |  United Kingdom | GCR | Magnox | 490 | 1971 |
Countries by operating capacity in 2015
| # | Country | Reactors | MWe | Under construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 99 | 99,601 | 3 |
| 2 |  France | 58 | 63,130 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 44 | 40,536 | 2 |
| 4 | China | 28 | 24,920 | 26 |
| 5 | Russia | 34 | 24,632 | 8 |
| 6 | South Korea | 24 | 21,217 | 4 |
| 7 |  Canada | 19 | 13,744 | — |
| 8 |  Ukraine | 15 | 13,107 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany | 8 | 10,799 | — |
| 10 |  Sweden | 10 | 9,856 | — |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 15 | 8,923 | — |
| 12 |  Spain | 8 | 7,569 | — |
| 13 |  Belgium | 7 | 5,922 | — |
| 14 |  India | 20 | 5,225 | 6 |
| 15 |  Taiwan | 6 | 5,052 | — |
| 16 |  Czech Republic | 6 | 3,972 | — |
| 17 |  Switzerland | 5 | 3,346 | — |
| 18 |  Finland | 4 | 2,794 | 1 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 2,006 | — |
| 20 |  Hungary | 4 | 1,916 | — |
| 21 |  Brazil | 2 | 1,884 | 1 |
| 22 |  Slovakia | 4 | 1,868 | 2 |
| 23 |  South Africa | 2 | 1,854 | — |
| 24 |  Mexico | 2 | 1,552 | — |
| 25 |  Romania | 2 | 1,300 | — |
| 26 |  Argentina | 2 | 943 | 2 |
| 27 |  Iran | 1 | 915 | — |
| 28 |  Slovenia | 1 | 696 | — |
| 29 |  Pakistan | 3 | 690 | 3 |
| 30 |  Netherlands | 1 | 482 | — |
| 31 |  Armenia | 1 | 416 | — |
| 32 |  North Korea | 1 | 5 | — |
| 33 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 |  Philippines | 0 | 0 | — |
| 35 |  United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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.