2011 Highlights:
- New connection to the grid:
- Kaiga 4 (202 MW(e), PHWR, India) - first grid connection on 19 January
- Chasnupp 2 (300 MW(e), PWR, Pakistan) - first grid connection on 14 March
- Lingao 4 (1000 MW(e), PWR, China) - first grid connection on 3 May
- CEFR - China Experimental Fast Reactor (20 MW(e), FBR, China) - first grid connection on 21 July
- Bushehr 1 (915 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Iran) - first grid connection on 3 September
- Kalinin 4 (950 MW(e) PWR-VVER, Russia) - first grid connection on 24 November
- Qinshan 2-4 (610 MW(e), PWR, China) - first grid connection on 25 November
- Final shutdowns:
- Fukushima-Daiichi 1,2,3,4 (439/760/760/760 MW(e), BWR, Japan) were declared as permanently shutdown on 20 May
- Oldbury A2 (217 MW(e), GCR-Magnox, UK) was permanently shut down on 30 June
- Biblis A and B (1167/1240 MW(e), PWR, Germany) were declared as permanently shutdown on 6 August
- Brunsbuettel (771 MW(e), BWR, Germany) was declared as permanently shutdown on 6 August
- Isar 1 (878 MW(e), BWR, Germany) was declared as permanently shutdown on 6 August
- Kruemmel (1346 MW(e), BWR, Germany) was declared as permanently shutdown on 6 August
- Neckarwestheim 1 (785 MW(e), PWR, Germany) was declared as permanently shutdown on 6 August
- Philippsburg 1 (890 MW(e), BWR, Germany) was declared as permanently shutdown on 6 August
- Unterweser (1345 MW(e), PWR, Germany) was declared as permanently shutdown on 6 August
- Construction initiation:
- Chasnupp 3 (315 MW(e), PWR, Pakistan) - construction officially started on 28 May
- Rajasthan 7 (630 MW(e), PHWR, India) - construction officially started on 18 July
- Chasnupp 4 (315 MW(e), PWR, Pakistan) - construction officially started on 18 December - announced in February 2012
NPP status changes in 2010:
NPP status changes in 2009:
- New connection to the grid:
- Tomari 3, 866 MW(e), PWR, Japan, (20 March)
- Rajasthan 5, 202 MW(e), PHWR, India, (22 December)
- Final shutdowns:
- Hamaoka 1&2, 515/806 MW(e), BWR, Japan, (31 January)
- Ignalina 2, 1185 MW(e), RBMK, Lithuania, (31 December)
- Construction initiation:
- Hongyanhe 3, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (7 March)
- Sanmen 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR AP-1000, China, (19 April)
- Yangjiang 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (4 June)
- Fuqing 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (17 June)
- Novovoronezh 2-2, 1085 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Russia, (12 July)
- Fangjiashan 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (17 July)
- Hongyanhe 4, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (15 August)
- Rostov 3, 1011 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Russia, (15 September)
- Shin-Kori 4, 1340 MW(e), PWR-APR 1400, S. Korea, (15 September)
- Haiyang 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (24 September)
- Taishan 1, 1700 MW(e), PWR-EPR, China, (18 November)
- Sanmen 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR AP-1000, China, (17 December)
- Construction reactivation:
- Akademik Lomonosov 1&2, 2x30 MW(e), floating PWR-KLT40, Russia, relocated close to Vilyuchinsk
- Mochovce 3&4, 2x405 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Slovakia, (11 June)
NPP status changes in 2008:
- Final shutdowns:
- Bohunice 2, 408 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Slovakia, (31 December)
- Construction initiation:
- Ningde 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (18 February)
- Hongyanhe 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (28 March)
- Novovoronezh 2-1, 1085 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Russia, (24 June)
- Shin-Wolsong 2, 960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea, (23 September)
- Leningrad 2-1, 1085 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Russia, (25 October)
- Shin-Kori 3, 1340 MW(e), PWR-APR 1400, S. Korea, (31 October)
- Ningde 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (12 November)
- Fuqing 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (21 November)
- Yangjiang 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (16 December)
- Fangjiashan 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (26 December)
NPP status changes in 2007:
- New units:
- Kaiga 3, 202 MW(e), PHWR, India, (11 April)
- Tianwan 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR-VVER, China, (14 May)
- Cernavoda 2, 655 MW(e), PHWR-CANDU, Romania, (7 August)
- Restarts after a long term shutdown:
- Browns Ferry 1, 1065 MW(e), BWR, USA, (2 June)
- Construction reactivation:
- Watts Bar 2, 1165 MW(e), PWR, USA, (15 October)
- Construction initiation:
- Qinshan II-4, 610 MW(e) PWR, China, (28 January)
- Severodvinsk - Akademik Lomonosov 1&2, 2x30 MW(e), PWR-KLT40, Russia, (15 April)
- Shin Kori 2, 960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea, (5 June)
- Hongyanhe 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (18 August)
- Shimane 3, 1325 MW(e), ABWR, Japan, (12 October)
- Shin Wolsong 1, 960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea, (20 November)
- Flamanville 3, 1600 MW(e), PWR, France, (3 December)
- Suspended construction:
- Balakovo 5, 950 MW(e), PWR, Russia