21 October 2022
All the graphs from the 2022 report
Below is the complete collection of graphs presented in the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2022, available in PDF format.
Please refer to the respective sources and notes as indicated in the report, in particular when reproducing the figures.
Figure 1
National Nuclear Power Program Development
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Figure 2
Nuclear Electricity Generation in the World... and China
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Figure 3
Nuclear Electricity Generation and Share in Global Power Generation
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Figure 4
Nuclear Power Reactor Grid Connections and Closures in the World
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Figure 5
Nuclear Power Reactor Grid Connections and Closures – The Continuing China Effect
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Figure 6
World Nuclear Reactor Fleet, 1954–2022
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Figure 7
World Nuclear Reactor Fleet – IAEA vs WNISR 1954–2021
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Figure 8
Nuclear Reactors “Under Construction” in the World (as of 1 July 2022)
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Figure 9
Nuclear Reactors “Under Construction” by Technology-Supplier Country
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Figure 10
Average Annual Construction Times in the World
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Figure 11
Delays for Units Started Up 2019–2021
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Figure 12
Construction Starts in the World
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Figure 13
Construction Starts in the World/China
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Figure 14
Cancelled or Suspended Reactor Constructions
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Figure 15
Age Distribution of Operating Reactors in the World
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Figure 16
Reactor-Fleet Age of Top 5 Nuclear Generators
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Figure 17
Age Distribution of Closed Nuclear Power Reactors
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Figure 18
Nuclear Reactor Closure Age
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Figure 19
The 40-Year Lifetime Projection
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Figure 20
The PLEX Projection (not including LTOs)
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Figure 21
Forty-Year Lifetime Projection versus PLEX Projection
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Figure 22
Age Distribution of Chinese Nuclear Fleet
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Figure 23
Operating Fleet and Capacity in France
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Figure 24
Startups and Closures in France
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Figure 25
Nuclear Electricity Production vs. Installed Capacity in France 1990–2022
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Figure 26
Nuclear Electricity Production vs. Nuclear Share in France 1990–2022
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Figure 27
Monthly Nuclear Electricity Generation 2012–mid-2022
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Figure 28
Reactor Outages in France in 2021 (in number of units and GWe)
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Figure 29
Forced and “Planned” Unavailability of Nuclear Reactors in France in 2021
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Figure 30
Scheduled vs. Realized Unavailability by Nuclear Reactor in France in 2021
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Figure 31
Unavailability of French Nuclear Reactors 2019–2021
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Figure 32
Age Distribution of French Nuclear Fleet (by Decade)
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Figure 33
Main Developments of the German Power System Between 2010 and 2021
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Figure 34
Rise and Fall of the Japanese Nuclear Program
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Figure 35
Status of the Japanese Reactor Fleet
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Figure 36
Age Distribution of the Japanese Nuclear Fleet
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Figure 37
U.K. Reactor Startups and Closures
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Figure 38
Electricity Generation by Source in the U.K. 2000–2021
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Figure 39
Age Distribution of U.K. Nuclear Fleet
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Figure 40
Age Distribution of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet
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Figure 41
Evolution of Average Reactor Closure Age in the U.S
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Figure 42
Timelines of 23 Reactors Subject to Early Retirement in the United States
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Figure 43
Two-Thirds of Stored Water Exceed Contamination Limits for Discharge Multiple Times
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Figure 44
Exposure for TEPCO Employees and Contractors (FY 2011–2021)
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Figure 45
Overview of Completed Reactor Decommissioning Projects, 1954–2022
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Figure 46
Progress and Status of Reactor Decommissioning in selected countries
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Figure 47
Example of decay heat in reactors: Decay heat of the reactors in Fukushima in 2011
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Figure 48
Spent Fuel Pool Residual-Heat Removal System
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Figure 49
Decay Heat in Spent Low Enriched Uranium and MOX Fuels
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Figure 50
Global Investment Decisions in Renewables and Nuclear Power 2004–2021
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Figure 51
Regional Breakdown of Nuclear and Renewable Energy Investment Decisions 2012-2021
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Figure 52
The Declining Costs of Renewables vs. Traditional Power Sources
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Figure 53
Variation of Wind, Solar and Nuclear Capacity and Electricity Production in the World
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Figure 54
Net Added Electricity Generation by Power Source, 2011–2021
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Figure 55
Nuclear vs. Non-Hydro Renewable Electricity Production in the World
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Figure 56
Wind, Solar and Nuclear Installed Capacity and Electricity Production in the World
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Figure 57
Nuclear vs Non-Hydro Renewables in China, 2000–2021
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Figure 58
WNISR2022-Figure58_NukeRE_China_Evolution_2000_2021.pdf
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Figure 59
Electricity Generation in the EU27 by Fuel, 2012–2021
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Figure 60
Wind, Solar and Nuclear Capacity and Electricity Production in the EU27 (Developments)
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Figure 61
Wind, Solar and Nuclear Capacity and Electricity Production in the EU27 (Absolute Numbers)
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Figure 62
Wind, Solar and Nuclear Installed Capacity and Electricity Production in India
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Figure 63
Wind, Solar and Nuclear Installed Capacity and Electricity Production in the U.S
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Figure 64
Nuclear Reactors Startups and Closures in the EU27 1959–1 July 2022
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Figure 65
Nuclear Reactors and Net Operating Capacity in the EU27
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Figure 66
Construction Starts of Nuclear Reactors in the EU27
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Figure 67
Age Evolution of EU27 Reactor Fleet, 1959–2021
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Figure 68
Age Distribution of the EU27 Reactor Fleet
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Figure 69
Age Distribution of the Western European Reactor Fleet (incl. Switzerland and the U.K.)
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Figure 70
Age Distribution of the Swiss Nuclear Fleet
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Figure 72
Age Distribution of the Russian Nuclear Fleet
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