Every Nuclear Power Plant

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Insights

  • There are 32 countries in the world with at least one operational nuclear power plant.
  • China seems to be heavily investing in building its nuclear energy capacity with 23 plants under construction and 35 planned.
  • Among European countries, France has the highest nuclear energy capacity and it heavily reliant on it for its energy needs. In 2022, nuclear energy accounted for 62.6% of France's total electricity production. By comparison, the share of nuclear electricity generation in the United States stood at less than 20 percent.