441 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 06.05.2022

The current number of the operating nuclear power units in the world is equal to 441. 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 2022, four new units have been connected to the grid - "Fuqing-6", "Hongyanhe-6" (both China), "Karachi-3" (Pakistan) and "Olkiluoto-3" (Finland).

The construction was started on one new unit - "Tianwan-8" (China).

One unit was permanently shutdown - "Hunterstone B-2" (Great Britain).

Topics: IAEA, Commissioning, China, Asia

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