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Introduction

The Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP) compiles background information on the status and development of nuclear power programmes in Member States. The CNPP's main objectives are to consolidate information about the nuclear power infrastructures in participating countries, and to present factors related to the effective planning, decision making and implementation of nuclear power programmes that together lead to safe and economical operations of nuclear power plants.

The CNPP summarizes organizational and industrial aspects of nuclear power programmes and provides information about the relevant legislative, regulatory and international framework in each country. Its descriptive and statistical overview of the overall economic, energy and electricity situation in each country and its nuclear power framework are intended to serve as an integrated source of key background information about nuclear power programmes in the world. Topics such as reactor safety, nuclear fuel cycle, radioactive waste management and research programmes are for the most part not discussed in detail. Statistical data about nuclear plant operations, population, energy and electricity use are drawn from the PRIS, EEDB, World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank and national contributions.

This publication is updated annually, with its scope of coverage expanded as well. This is the 2015 edition, issued on CD-ROM and as web pages. It contains updated country information for 51 countries. The CNPP is updated based on information voluntarily provided by participating IAEA Member States. Participants include the 30 countries that have operating nuclear power plants, as well as 21 countries with past or planned nuclear power programmes. Each of the 51 profiles in this publication is self-standing and contains information officially provided by the respective national authorities.

For the 2015 edition, 15 countries provided updated or new profiles. These are Armenia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and Thailand. For the other countries, the IAEA has updated the profile statistical tables on nuclear power, energy development and economic indicators based on information from IAEA and World Bank databases.

The IAEA officer responsible for the overall coordination and preparation of this publication was J. Mandula of the Division of Nuclear Power. The IAEA acknowledges the work of A. Dybdal in the preparation of the new CNPP edition.

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Structure and Requirements

The CNPP report has a standard outline which was revised in 2009 and 2013 to include additional information related to nuclear power development. The document CNPP Structure and Requirements contains the required outline and also provides guidelines for the national contributors.

EDITORIAL NOTE

These published CNNP reports remain true to the original CNPP reports as submitted by the particular Member States. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the IAEA, the governments of the nominating Member States or the nominating organizations. Throughout the text names of Member States are retained as they were when the text was submitted. The use of particular designations of countries or territories does not imply any judgement by the publisher, the IAEA, as to the legal status of such countries or territories, of their authorities and institutions or of the delimitation of their boundaries. The mention of names of specific companies or products (whether or not indicated as registered) does not imply any intention to infringe proprietary rights, nor should it be construed as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of the IAEA.

COUNTRY NUCLEAR POWER PROFILES - 2015 EDITION
IAEA-CNPP/2015/CD
IAEA, VIENNA, 2015
ISBN 978-92-0-158515-8