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Nuclear power plants in Europe

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As of Jan 2010 there is a total of 195 nuclear power plant units with an installed electric net capacity of 168,484 MWe in operation in Europe and 17 units with 14,710 MWe were under construction in six countries.

Country
in operation
under construction
number
net capacity MWe
number

net capacity MWe

Belgium

7

5,863

-
-

Bulgaria

2

1,906

2

1.906

Czech Repuplic

6

3,678

-
-

Finland

4

2,696

1

1,600

France

59

63,260

1

1,600

Germany

17

20,470

-
-

Hungary

4

1,859

-
-

Netherlands

1

482

-
-

Romania

2

1,300

-

-

Russian Federation

31

21,743

9

6,894

Slovakian Republic

4

1,711

2

810

Slovenia

1

666

-
-

Spain

8

7,450

-
-

Sweden

10

8,958

-
-

Switzerland

5

3,238

-
-

Ukraine

15

13,107

2

1,900

United Kingdom

19

10,097

-
-

total

195

168,484

17

14,710

Nuclear power plants in Europe, in operation and under construction, as of Jan 2010

In terms of electricity generated by nuclear energy in 2008 France holds the top position with a share of 76.2 % followed by Lithuania with 72.9 %, Slovakian Republic with 54.4 %, Belgium with 53.8 % and Sweden with 42 %.

Nuclear Power Plants in Europe

Nuclear Power Plants in Operation in Europe, January 2010

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