The largest nuclear reactor worldwide based on gross capacity was Taishan, in China, with a gross capacity of 1,750 megawatts as of December 31, 2023. Two out of the four leading nuclear power reactors were located in France. These were Civaux and Chooz, which had a gross capacity of 1,561 and 1,560 megawatts, respectively. That year, there were a total of 413 operational nuclear reactors and six nuclear reactors started construction across the globe.
Leading nuclear power reactors in operation worldwide as of December 2023, by gross capacity
(in megawatts)
* This statistic includes one reactor of each power plant, despite some nuclear power plants having more than one reactor with the same capacity, such as:
- Taishan has two identical reactors under operation, Taishan 1 and Taishan 2.
- Civaux has two identical reactors under operation, Civaux 1 and Civaux 2.
- Barakah has three identical reactors under operation, Barakah 1, Barakah 2, and Barakah 3.
- Palo Verde has three identical reactors under operation, Palo Verde 1, Palo Verde 2 and Palo Verde 3.
- Peach Bottom has two identical reactors under operation, Peach Bottom 2 and Peach Bottom 3.
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