Man-made Disaster and Global Nuclear Energy Development
IAEA
Global Nuclear Power Development Current
Status (IAEA)
Nuclear power today
On 21 November 2011, 443 nuclear power plants (NPPs)
operated in 30 countries worldwide, with a total
installed capacity of 366.6 GWe.
GWe
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Total Number of Reactors
Africa
America-Latin
America - Northern
"Where does
nuclear
Asia - Far East
power go
from here?"
Asia - Middle East and South
Europe Central and Eastern
65 NPPs
under
construction
Europe-Western
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Operational
Long-Term
Shutdown
Under
Construction
Source: H-Holger Rogner, Head, Planning & Economic Studies Section (PESS)Department of Nuclear Energy,
International Atomic Energy Agency, "Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2030," November 2011.
As of July 31, 2013, 434 nuclear power plants (370.5 GWe) are operating and 69 units.
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