Friday, April 25, 2008

Europe is doing something right.




Nuclear power plants in Europe – source: European Nuclear Society

As of April 2008 there were a total of 197 nuclear power plant units with an installed electric net capacity of 169,901 MWe in operation in Europe and 13 units with 11,795 MWe were under construction in five countries.

Country

in operation

under construction

number

net capacity MWe

number

net capacity MWe

Belgium

7

5,824

-

-

Bulgaria

2

1,906

2

1.906

Czech Repuplic

6

3,523

-

-

Finland

4

2,696

1

1,600

France

59

63,260

1

1,600

Germany

17

20,470

-

-

Hungary

4

1,829

-

-

Lithuania

1

1,185

-

-

Netherlands

1

482

-

-

Romania

1

1.310

-

-

Russian Federation

31

21,743

7

4,789

Slovakian Republic

5

2,034

-

-

Slovenia

1

666

-

-

Spain

8

7,450

-

-

Sweden

10

8,974

-

-

Switzerland

5

3,220

-

-

Ukraine

15

13,107

2

1,900

United Kingdom

19

10,222

-

-

total

197

169,901

13

11,795

Nuclear power plants in Europe, in operation and under construction, as of April 2008

In the countries of the European Union 35% of electricity are generated by nuclear energy in 2005. France holds the top position with a share of 78.5 % followed by Lithuania with 70 %, Belgium and Slovakian Republic with 56 % and Sweden with 46.7 %.

Can anyone guess how the United States is doing?

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