Of the thirty-one countries which operate nuclear power plants, only France uses them as its primary source of electricity, although many countries have a significant nuclear power generation capacity. Some nations have plans to start a nuclear power program; these includes OECD members, such as Poland, and developing countries, such as Bangladesh and Vietnam. China and India are both pursuing an ambitious expansion of their nuclear power capacities.
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Country | Megawatt capacity | Nuclear share of electricity production |
---|---|---|
Argentina | 935 | 7.0% |
Armenia | 376 | 45.0% |
Belgium | 5,943 | 51.7% |
Brazil | 1,901 | 3.0% |
Bulgaria | 1,906 | 35.9% |
Canada | 12,679 | 14.8% |
China (PRC) | 10,234 | 1.9% |
Czech Republic | 3,686 | 33.8% |
Finland | 2,721 | 32.9% |
France | 63,236 | 75.2% |
Germany | 20,339 | 26.1% |
Hungary | 1,880 | 43.0% |
India | 4,780 | 2.9% |
Japan | 47,348 | 28.9% |
Korea, South (ROK) | 18,716 | 31.1% |
Mexico | 1,310 | 4.8% |
Netherlands | 485 | 3.7% |
Pakistan | 725 | 2.7% |
Romania | 1,310 | 20.6% |
Russia | 23,084 | 17.8% |
Slovakia | 1,760 | 53.5% |
Slovenia and Croatia | 696 | 37.9% + 8.0% |
South Africa | 1,800 | 4.8% |
Spain | 7,448 | 17.5% |
Sweden | 9,399 | 37.4% |
Switzerland | 3,252 | 39.5% |
Taiwan (ROC) | 4,927 | 20.7% |
Ukraine | 13,168 | 48.6% |
United Kingdom | 10,962 | 17.9% |
United States | 101,229 | 20.2% |
World | 378,910 | 14% |