Figures & data
Figure 1. Operating nuclear capacity projections by US and international organizations. Early projections covered time frames until 2000.
![Figure 1. Operating nuclear capacity projections by US and international organizations. Early projections covered time frames until 2000.](/cms/asset/358e2313-59d9-4a96-a99e-926ed5ce1ed2/rpnd_a_2205572_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 2. Construction starts of commercial nuclear reactors in the world 1951–2022.
![Figure 2. Construction starts of commercial nuclear reactors in the world 1951–2022.](/cms/asset/5a3d1b7a-03a0-4905-b6d9-cb42c367e2eb/rpnd_a_2205572_f0002_oc.jpg)
Figure 3. The spread of national nuclear power programs 1954–End of 2021. Although South Korea is listed under the “Program Limitation or Phase-out” category, the current administration plans to reverse the previous government’s long-term phaseout policy. There are also four reactors being constructed.
![Figure 3. The spread of national nuclear power programs 1954–End of 2021. Although South Korea is listed under the “Program Limitation or Phase-out” category, the current administration plans to reverse the previous government’s long-term phaseout policy. There are also four reactors being constructed.](/cms/asset/68c12a4f-9aba-47d0-9bcd-80f2306b5b9c/rpnd_a_2205572_f0003_oc.jpg)
Figure 4. Operating reactors and their net operating capacity worldwide.
![Figure 4. Operating reactors and their net operating capacity worldwide.](/cms/asset/b5fef3e1-be1b-48b7-82a1-2d5415a7a8e3/rpnd_a_2205572_f0004_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Operational power reactors and power reactors under construction and their IAEA safeguards status in nuclear-armed states as of the end of 2020.