442 nuclear units are operating in the world, 54 units are under construction

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 29.09.2020

The current number of the operating nuclear power units in the world is equal to 442. These data are presented in the PRIS database supported by the IAEA.

Another 54 units have the status of the being built one.

Since the beginning of 2020, two units have been connected to the grid - "Tianwan-5" (China) and "Barakah-1" (UAE).

The construction was started on two new units - "Akkuyu-2" in Turkey and "Zhangzhou-2" in China.

Three units were permanently shutdown - "Fessenheim-1" and "Fessenheim-2" (France) and "Indian Point-2" (USA).

Topics: IAEA, China

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