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World Statistics

Nuclear Energy Around the World

As of July 2013, 30 countries worldwide are operating 434 nuclear reactors for electricity generation and 71 new nuclear plants are under construction in 14 countries.

• World Nuclear Power Plants in Operation
• Reactors Under Construction Worldwide

Nuclear power plants provided 12.3 percent of the world's electricity production in 2011. In total, 13 countries relied on nuclear energy to supply at least one-quarter of their total electricity.

• World Nuclear Generation and Capacity
• Top 10 Nuclear Generating Countries (2012)
• International Atomic Energy Agency’s Power Reactor Information Systems Database