As of October 2023, Asia had the largest prospective capacity of nuclear energy with the total construction, pre-construction, and announced capacity amounting to roughly 186 gigawatts. The largest reactor type contributing to this total figure was the pressurized water reactor.
Prospective capacity of nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor
(in gigawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (September 28, 2023). Prospective capacity of nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419562/prospective-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-region-and-reactor/
Global Energy Monitor. "Prospective capacity of nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419562/prospective-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-region-and-reactor/
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Prospective capacity of nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419562/prospective-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-region-and-reactor/
