The World Nuclear Association has an update of the nuclear reactors that are starting (or restarting after complete overhauls) from 2012 through 2017 There are 46 reactors that are scheduled to start from 2012 to 2014.
14 Reactors in 2012 2012 India, NPCIL Kaiga 4 PHWR 202 2012 Iran, AEOI Bushehr 1 PWR 950 2012 Russia, Rosenergoatom Kalinin 4 PWR 950 2012 Korea, KHNP Shin Kori 2 PWR 1000 (Jan) 2012 Korea, KHNP Shin Wolsong 1 PWR 1000 (Jan) 2012 Canada, Bruce Pwr Bruce A1 PHWR 769 (April) 2012 Canada, Bruce Pwr Bruce A2 PHWR 769 (Sept) 2012 Canada, NB Power Point Lepreau 1 PHWR 635 2012 Argentina, Atucha 2 PHWR 692 (July) 2012 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 1 PWR 950 2012 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 2 PWR 950 2012 China, CNNC Qinshan phase II-4 PWR 650 2012 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 1 PWR 1080 2012 China, CGNPC Ningde 1 PWR 1080 14 Reactors in 2013 2013 Slovakia, SE Mochovce 3 PWR 440 2013 Korea, KHNP Shin Wolsong 2 PWR 1000 2013 Korea, KHNP Shin-Kori 3 PWR 1350 2013 USA, TVA Watts Bar 2 PWR 1180 2013 Russia Leningrad II-1 PWR 1070 2013 China, CNNC Sanmen 1 PWR 1250 2013 China, CGNPC Ningde 2 PWR 1080 2013 China, CGNPC Yangjiang 1 PWR 1080 2013 China, CGNPC Taishan 1 PWR 1700 2013 China, CNNC Fangjiashan 1 PWR 1080 2013 China, CNNC Fuqing 1 PWR 1080 2013 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 2 PWR 1080 2013 Slovakia, SE Mochovce 4 PWR 440 2013 India, Bhavini Kalpakkam FBR 470 18 or 19 Reactors in 2014 2014 Finland, TVO Olkilouto 3 PWR 1600 2014 Russia Vilyuchinsk PWR x 2 70 2014 Russia NovovoronezhII-1 PWR 1070 2014 Taiwan Power Lungmen 1 ABWR 1300 2014 Japan, Chugoku Shimane 3 ABWR 1375 2014 China, CNNC Sanmen 2 PWR 1250 2014 China, CPI Haiyang 1 PWR 1250 2014 China, CGNPC Ningde 3 PWR 1080 2014 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 3 PWR 1080 2014 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 4 PWR 1080 2014 China, CGNPC Yangjiang 2 PWR 1080 2014 China, CGNPC Taishan 2 PWR 1700 2014 China, CNNC Fangjiashan 2 PWR 1080 2014 China, CNNC Fuqing 2 PWR 1080 2014 China, CNNC Changjiang 1 PWR 650 2014 Korea, KHNP Shin-Kori 4 PWR 1350 2014? Japan, EPDC/J Power Ohma 1 ABWR 1350 2014 Russia, Rosenergoatom Rostov 3 PWR 1070 2014 Russia, Rosenergoatom Beloyarsk 4 FNR 750
There are 436 nuclear reactors in the world now, but 48 of them in Japan are shutdown. The Japanese reactors are older and smaller then the new reactors that are starting up. Japan has also operated their reactors with a lower capacity factor than many other nuclear reactors in the United States or South Korea or China.
China has 14 reactors and 11.9 GWe.
China at the end of 2012 will have 17 reactors and 14.7 GWe
China at the end of 2013 will have 24 reactors and 23.0 GWe
China at the end of 2014 will have 34 reactors and 34.3 GWe
China at the end of 2015 will have 42 reactors and 42.7 GWe
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