419 nuclear units are operating in the world, 76 units are under construction

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 13.11.2026

The current number of the operating nuclear power units in the world is equal to 419. These data are presented in the PRIS database supported by the IAEA.

Another 76 units have the status of the being built one.

Since the beginning of 2026, four new units have been connected to the grid - Taipingling-1, Sanao-1 and Tianwan-7 (China) and Mochovce-3 (Slovakia).

Two units have been restart after suspended operations - Tarapur-1/2 (both India).

The construction was started on eight new units - Xuwei-1, Jinqimen-2 and Taipingling-4 (all China), Paks-5 (Hungary), Kaiga-5/6 (both India), Shin-Hanul-4 (South Korea) and Darlington SMR1 (Canada).

Topics: IAEA, China, NPP Tianwan

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