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• In 2024, there were 439 nuclear reactors in
operation in 32 countries around the world with
total capacity of 395.4 GWe
FIGURE 8
Operable reactors
• The United States had the largest number of
nuclear power reactors in operation at the time,
at 94 units with highest capacity of 97.0 GWe
Top 10 operable reactors net capacity - 2023
97.0
94
United States
• France and China had the second largest number
of nuclear power reactors in operation at the
time, at 56 units each with 61.4 GWe and 54.4
respectively
61.4
France
56
54.4
56
China
31.7
33
Japan
26.8
Russia
36
25.8
26
South Korea
Capacity (GWe)
13.7
Canada
19
Number of Reactors
23
5.9
United Kingdom
9
0
20
Source: World Nuclear Association - Reactor Database
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100
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7.4
India
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15
Ukraine
