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The Database on Nuclear Power Reactors

The Power Reactor Information System (PRIS), developed and maintained by the IAEA for over five decades, is a comprehensive database focusing on nuclear power plants worldwide. PRIS contains information on power reactors in operation, under construction, or those being... Read more »

Current Status

415 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN OPERATION
379 484 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
23 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN SUSPENDED OPERATION
19 687 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
73 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
75 774 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
20 704 REACTOR-YEARS OF
OPERATION

Highlights

NPP Status Changes (2026)
Year:
Status Change Trends
New connections to the grid
SANAO-1 (1117 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 12 March
TAIPINGLING-1 (1116 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 13 February
Construction starts
DARLINGTON SMR1 (300 MW(e), BWR, CANADA) on 22 April
KAIGA-5 (630 MW(e), PHWR, INDIA) on 1 March
KAIGA-6 (630 MW(e), PHWR, INDIA) on 1 March
KURSK 2-3 (1200 MW(e), PWR, RUSSIA) on 31 January
PAKS-5 (1185 MW(e), PWR, HUNGARY) on 5 February
XUWEI-1 (729 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 16 January

PRIS Nuclear Power Status 2024 Poster
Nuclear Power History and Capacity Projections Video

Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2026-06-02