442 nuclear units are operating in the world, 51 units are under construction

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 17.10.2021

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 51 units have the status of the being built one.

Since the beginning of 2021, five new units have been connected to the grid - "Kakrapar-3" (India), KANUPP-2 (Pakistan), "Tianwan-6" and "Hongyanhe-5" (both China) and "Barakah-2" (UAE).

The construction was started on four new units - "Akkuyu-3" (Turkey), "Changjiang-3", "Tianwan-7" and "Xudabu-3" (all China).

Five units were permanently shutdown - "Indian Point-3" (USA), "Kuosheng-1" (Taiwan), "Dungeness B-1", "Dungeness B-2" (both Great Britain) and KANUPP-1 (Pakistan).

Topics: IAEA, China, Commissioning

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