448 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 08.01.2020 The current number of the operating nuclear power units in the world is equal to 448. These data are presented in the PRIS database supported by the IAEA. Another 53 units have the status of the being built one. Since the beginning of 2019, five units have been connected to the grid - "Shin-Kori-4" in South Korea, "Novovoronezh-2-2" and "Akademik Lomonosov-2" in Russia, "Taishan-2" and "Yangjiang-6" (both China). The construction was started on three new units - "Kursk-2-2" in Russia, "Zhangzhou-1" in China and "Bushehr-2" in Iran. Seven units were permanently shutdown - "Bilibino-1" in Russia, "Genkai-2" in Japan. "Pilgrim-1" and TMI-1 in the USA, "Chinshan-2" in Taiwan, "Ringhals-2" in Sweden and "Wolsong-1" in the South Korea. Topics: IAEA, Decommissioning, South Korea Other news: 450 nuclear units are operating in the world Another 53 units are under construction. WANO, IAEA, EPRI collaborate to help new nuclear power units to start up safely and on time The white paper is available here (bottom left section to download). Rosatom subsidiary awards contract for construction of BREST-OD-300 fast reactor facility and power unit The total contract value is 26.3 billion rubles. Last news: Rosatom to Co-host The Arctic - A Territory of Dialogue International Arctic Forum 416 nuclear units are operating in the world, 62 units are under construction Mechanical engineers of Rosatom started assembling the vessel of the reactor for the nuclear icebreaker Leningrad 137 foreign diplomats visit CNNC Rosatom and MEPhI set up a bioprinting laboratory Arktika nuclear icebreaker assisted ship in mooring at the ice platform for the first time this year National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University completed a course on research reactors and cyclotrons developed with support of Rosatom Rosatom scientists patented new technology for separation of radium, actinium, and thorium One-hundredth cargo ship arrived at Akkuyu NPP cargo terminal Rosatom Launches the VIII Atoms Empowering Africa Video Competition Rosatom obtained patents for more than 140 inventions abroad in 2024 Russia and the IAEA hold another round of Interdepartmental consultations in Moscow Sixth unit of the Leningrad NPP will be stopped for planned overhaul India plans to increase its nuclear fleet to 100 GWe by 2047 Equipment start-up and adjustment started at the pumping station of Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 Novovoronezh NPP hired more than 200 new employees in 2024 NPPA and Rosatom to host the International Youth Forum for Sustainable Nuclear Technologies in Egypt Rostechnadzor Commission will check the readiness of the first unit of the Kalinin NPP for operation until 2044 Second unit of the Belarusian NPP has been put into operation IAEA has issued document on analysis and modelling of severe accidents for liquid metal fast reactors More news

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