More countries turning to nuclear energy

Around 30 countries are considering or embarking on nuclear power programmes as a means of introducing a reliable, low carbon energy source, according to the IAEA


Operational nuclear power programmes

North America 
Canada, U.S.

Western Europe
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Central/Eastern Europe
Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Hungary, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine

Latin America 
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico

Africa
South Africa

Middle East 
Iran, UAE

Asia: China, India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea


EMERGING NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMMES (as of Oct 2023)

Reactors currently under construction: Bangladesh, Egypt, Turkey

Reactors proposed: Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan

Provisional plans: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says 12 or 13 new countries plan to operate nuclear plants “within a few years”


Sources: IAEA, Reuters, World Nuclear Association 
Picture: Getty Images 
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