The net nuclear electrical power capacity in France was at 61.37 gigawatts electric between 2020 and 2022, with a decrease compared to 2019. The installed nuclear capacity almost doubled in the 2010s compared to the 1980s, when it was around 35 gigawatts electric. The nuclear share of electricity generation in France increased from 64 to a peak of 76 percent over the same period.
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IAEA. (August 29, 2023). Net nuclear electrical power capacity in France in selected years from 1985 to 2022 (in megawatts electric) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/462269/net-electrical-power-capacity-by-nuclear-plants-france/
IAEA. "Net nuclear electrical power capacity in France in selected years from 1985 to 2022 (in megawatts electric)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/462269/net-electrical-power-capacity-by-nuclear-plants-france/
IAEA. (2023). Net nuclear electrical power capacity in France in selected years from 1985 to 2022 (in megawatts electric). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/462269/net-electrical-power-capacity-by-nuclear-plants-france/
IAEA. "Net Nuclear Electrical Power Capacity in France in Selected Years from 1985 to 2022 (in Megawatts Electric)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/462269/net-electrical-power-capacity-by-nuclear-plants-france/
IAEA, Net nuclear electrical power capacity in France in selected years from 1985 to 2022 (in megawatts electric) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/462269/net-electrical-power-capacity-by-nuclear-plants-france/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Net nuclear electrical power capacity in France in selected years from 1985 to 2022 (in megawatts electric) [Graph], IAEA, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/462269/net-electrical-power-capacity-by-nuclear-plants-france/