page_title: Nuclear power by country
hierarchical_section_title: Nuclear power by country
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kernkraftwerk in Cattenom, Frankreich English: Nuclear power plant in Cattenom, France Français&#160;: La centrale nucléaire française de Cattenom Bân-lâm-gú: Tī Huat-kok Cattenom ê hi̍k/hu̍t-lîng huat-tiān-tshiúnn. 佇法國卡特農(Cattenom)的核能發電廠。 Српски / srpski: Нуклеарна електрана у Катеному, Француска
context_page_description: Nuclear power plants currently operate in 30 countries.
  Most are in Europe, North America, East Asia and South Asia.
  The United States is the largest producer of nuclear power, while France has the largest share of electricity generated by nuclear power.
  In 2010, before the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, it was reported that an average of about 10 nuclear reactors were expected to become operational per year, although according to the World Nuclear Association, of the 17 civilian reactors planned to become operational between 2007 and 2009, only five actually came on stream.
  Global nuclear electricity generation in 2012 was at its lowest level since 1999.
  China has the fastest growing nuclear power program with 11 new reactors under construction, and a considerable number of new reactors are also being built in India, Russia and South Korea.
  At the same time, at least 100 older and smaller reactors will "most probably be closed over the next 10–15 years". Pakistan plans on constructing three to four nuclear power plants by 2030.
  Some countries operated nuclear reactors in the past but have currently no operating nuclear plants.
context_section_description: Nuclear power plants currently operate in 30 countries. 
  Most are in Europe, North America, East Asia and South Asia.
  The United States is the largest producer of nuclear power, while France has the largest share of electricity generated by nuclear power.
  In 2010, before the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, it was reported that an average of about 10 nuclear reactors were expected to become operational per year, although according to the World Nuclear Association, of the 17 civilian reactors planned to become operational between 2007 and 2009, only five actually came on stream. 
  Global nuclear electricity generation in 2012 was at its lowest level since 1999.
  China has the fastest growing nuclear power program with 11 new reactors under construction, and a considerable number of new reactors are also being built in India, Russia and South Korea. 
  At the same time, at least 100 older and smaller reactors will "most probably be closed over the next 10–15 years". Pakistan plans on constructing three to four nuclear power plants by 2030.
  Some countries operated nuclear reactors in the past but have currently no operating nuclear plants. 
  Among them, Italy closed all of its nuclear stations by 1990 and nuclear power has since been discontinued because of the 1987 referendums on which Italians voted.
  Kazakhstan and Armenia are planning to reintroduce nuclear power in the future. Belarus has its first nuclear power plant under construction and plans to have it operating by the end of 2020. The project is financed by Russia. 
  Several countries are currently operating nuclear power plants but are planning a nuclear power phase-out.
  These are Belgium, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. 
  Other countries, like Netherlands, Sweden, and Taiwan are also considering a phase-out. 
  Austria and the Philippines never started to use their first nuclear plants that were completely built. 
  Due to financial, political and technical reasons, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, and Poland never completed the construction of their first nuclear plants, and Australia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ghana, Ireland, Kuwait, Oman, Peru, Singapore, and Venezuela never built their planned first nuclear plants. As of 2020 Poland is in advanced planning phase for 1.5 GWe and plans to have up to 9 GWe by 2040.
caption: The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant in France. France produces around three quarters of its electricity by nuclear power.[1]
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