PRIS - News - Status

Current status of the nuclear industry:

435 nuclear power reactors in operation with a total net installed capacity of 368.304 GW(e)
5 nuclear power reactors in long term shutdown
64 nuclear power reactors under construction

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:

New connection to the grid:
- Rostov 2, 950 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Russia, (18 March)
Note: Rostov is a new official name of Volgodonsk reactor units.
- Rajasthan 6, 202 MW(e), PHWR, India, (28 March)
- Lingao 3, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (15 July)
- Qinshan 2-3, 610 MW(e), PWR, China, (1 August)
- Shin Kori 1, 960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea, (4 August)
Final shutdowns:
- Phenix, 130 MW(e), FBR, France, (1 February)
Construction initiation:
- Ningde 3, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (8 January)
- Taishan 2, 1700 MW(e), PWR-EPR, China, (15 April)
- Leningrad 2-2, 1085 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Russia, (15 April)
- Changjiang 1, 610 MW(e), PWR, China, (25 April)
- Ohma, 1325 MW(e), ABWR, Japan, (7 May)
- Angra 3, 1245 MW(e), PWR, Brazil, (1 June)
- Rostov 4, 1011 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Russia, (16 June)
- Haiyang 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR-AP1000, China, (21 June)
- Fangchenggang 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (30 July)
- Ningde 4, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (29 September)
- Yangjiang 3, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (15 November)
- Changjiang 2, 610 MW(e), PWR, China, (21 November)
- Kakrapar 3&4, 2x 630 MW(e), PHWR, India, (22 November)
- Fangchenggang 2, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (23 December)
- Fuqing 3, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (31 December)

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

NPP status changes in 2006:

New connection to the grid:
- Tianwan 1, 1000 MW(e), PWR-VVER, China, (12 May)
- Tarapur 3, 490 MW(e), PHWR, India, (15 June)
Final shutdowns:
- Jose Cabrera 1 (Zorita), 142 MW(e), PWR, Spain, (30 April)
- Kozloduy 3&4, 2x 408 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Bulgaria, (31 December)
- Bohunice 1, 408 MW(e), PWR-VVER, Slovakia, (31 December)
- Dungeness A 1&2, 2x 225 MW(e), GCR-Magnox, UK, (31 December)
- Sizewell A 1&2, 2x 210 MW(e), GCR-Magnox, UK, (31 December)
Construction initiation:
- Qinshan II-3, 610 MW(e), PWR, China, (28 March)
- Lingao 4, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China, (15 June)
- Shin Kori 1, 960 MW(e), PWR, S. Korea, (16 June)
- Beloyarsk 4, 750 MW(e), FBR, Russia, (18 July)

NPP status changes in 2005:

New connection to the grid:
- Ulchin 6, 960 MW(e), PWR, South Korea (7 January)
- Higashidori 1 - TOHOKU, 1067 MW(e) BWR, Japan (9 March)
- Tarapur 4, 490 MW(e), PHWR, India (4 June)
- Shika 2, 1304 MW(e), ABWR, Japan (4 July)
Restarts after a long term shutdown:
- Pickering 1, 515 MW(e), PHWR, Canada (26 September)
Final shutdowns:
- Obrigheim, 340 MW(e), PWR, Germany (11 May)
- Barseback 2, 600 MW(e), BWR, Sweden (31 May)
Construction initiation:
- Olkiluoto 3, 1600 MW(e), PWR, Finland (12 August)
- Lingao 3, 1000 MW(e), PWR, China (15 December)
- Chasnupp 2, 300 MW(e), PWR, Pakistan (28 December)

NPP status changes in 2004:

New connection to the grid:
- Qinshan 2-2, 610 MW(e), PWR, China (March)
- Hamaoka 5, 1325 MW(e), ABWR, Japan (April)
- Khmelnitski 2, 950 MW(e), PWR (WWER), Ukraine (August)
- Rovno 4, 950 MW(e), PWR (VVER), Ukraine (October)
- Kalinin 3, 950 MW(e) PWR (VVER), Russia (December)
Re-connection to the grid following a long term shutdown:
- Bruce 3, 790 MW(e), PHWR, Canada (January)
Final shutdown:
- Chapelcross A, B, C, D units, 50 MW(e)/each, GCR, UK (June)
- Ignalina 1, 1185 MW(e), RBMK, Lithuania (December)
Construction initiation:
- Tomari 3, 866 MW(e), PWR, Japan (October)
- PFBR Kalpakkam, 470 MW(e), FBR, India (October)

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