TABLE 8. REACTOR UNITS AND NET ELECTRICAL POWER, 1970 TO 2005


Country

Number of Units and Net Capacity (MW(e)) Connected to the Grid at 31st Dec. of Each Year

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2004

(2005)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

No.

MW(e)

ARGENTINA

 

 

1

335

1

335

2

935

2

935

2

935

2

935

2

935

2

935

ARMENIA

 

 

 

 

2

752

2

752

1

376

1

376

1

376

1

376

1

376

BELGIUM

1

11

4

1798

4

1798

8

5812

7

5801

7

5801

7

5801

7

5801

7

5801

BRAZIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

626

1

626

1

626

2

1901

2

1901

2

1901

BULGARIA

 

 

2

816

3

1224

4

1632

5

2585

6

3538

6

3538

4

2722

4

2722

CANADA

2

228

7

2538

10

5406

16

9598

20

13434

21

14427

17

12113

17

12113

17

12113

CHINA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

2176

3

2176

9

6602

10

7602

CZECH R.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

412

4

1648

4

1648

5

2598

6

3548

6

3548

FINLAND

 

 

 

 

4

2656

4

2656

4

2656

4

2656

4

2656

4

2656

4

2656

FRANCE

8

1696

10

2914

22

14556

43

38173

56

55998

56

58573

59

63363

59

63363

59

63363

GERMANY

8

992

12

4232

19

10487

24

18575

21

21976

19

21319

19

21319

18

20679

18

20679

HUNGARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

878

4

1755

4

1755

4

1755

4

1755

4

1755

INDIA

2

300

3

390

4

577

6

934

7

1136

10

1742

14

2550

14

2550

15

3040

ITALY

3

563

3

563

4

1423

3

1273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN

5

1272

13

6305

23

14980

33

23636

41

30897

51

39897

53

43495

54

45468

55

46535

KAZAKHS.

 

 

1

52

1

52

1

52

1

52

1

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

KOREA RP

 

 

 

 

1

556

5

3580

9

7220

11

9120

16

12990

19

15850

20

16810

LITHNIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1185

2

2370

2

2370

2

2370

1

1185

1

1185

MEXICO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

655

2

1310

2

1310

2

1310

2

1310

NETHLNDS

1

55

2

504

2

504

2

504

2

504

2

504

1

449

1

449

1

449

PAKISTAN

 

 

1

125

1

125

1

125

1

125

1

125

2

425

2

425

2

425

ROMANIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

655

1

655

1

655

RUSSIA

4

781

13

4256

19

8552

27

15797

28

18893

29

19843

29

19843

31

21743

31

21743

S. AFRICA

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1800

2

1800

2

1800

2

1800

2

1800

2

1800

SLOVAKIA

 

 

1

110

2

816

4

1632

4

1632

4

1632

6

2442

6

2442

6

2442

SLOVENIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

656

1

656

1

656

1

656

1

656

1

656

SPAIN

1

142

3

1068

3

1068

8

6017

9

7585

9

7585

9

7585

9

7585

9

7585

SWEDEN

1

10

5

3374

8

5857

12

10051

12

10051

12

10051

11

9451

11

9451

11

9451

SWITZRLD

1

365

3

1085

4

2055

5

3220

5

3220

5

3220

5

3220

5

3220

5

3220

UK

27

3524

30

4738

33

7134

38

10572

37

12404

35

12968

33

12498

23

11852

23

11852

UKRAINE

 

 

 

 

3

2031

10

8057

15

12832

15

12857

13

11207

15

13107

15

13107

USA

17

6351

53

37660

68

52826

93

80231

111

102871

109

102297

104

99210

104

99210

104

99210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORLD

81

16290

167

72863

243

136978

365

254255

419

327577

435

346743

439

355571

440

366293

444

369810

Note: The world total includes the following data in Taiwan, China:

- 1990: 6 units, 4884 MW(e); 1995: 6 units, 4884 MW(e); 2000: 6 units, 4884 MW(e); 2004: 6 units, 4884 MW(e).

Estimates for 2005 based on current expected grid connection dates for reactors under construction as of 31 December 2004.


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