More than 30 countries or regions in the world have built nuclear power plants. According to the statistics of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as of the end of December 2012, a total of 437 nuclear power units were in operation, with a total installed capacity of about 370 million kilowatts. Nuclear power plants are mainly distributed in the United States and Canada in North America; some industrialized countries such as France, Britain, Russia, Germany in Europe and Japan and South Korea in East Asia. Among them, there are 104 in the United States, 58 in France, 50 in Japan, 33 in Russia, 23 in South Korea, 20 in India, and 19 in Canada. Nuclear power accounts for about 15% of the world's total power generation. According to the statistics of the global nuclear power generation ratio released by the IAEA in 2011, France is as high as 77.7%, South Korea is 34.6%, Japan is 18.1%, and the United States is 19.2%. There are 68 nuclear power units under construction in the world, with an installed capacity of about 70.69 million kilowatts, of which more than 70% of the nuclear power units under construction are concentrated in countries such as China, India in Asia and Russia in Europe.
Due to the consideration of environmental protection, ecology and world energy supply, nuclear power, as a safe, clean, low-carbon and reliable energy source, has been accepted and adopted by more and more countries, and nuclear power construction has been launched in some parts of the world. upsurge. Today, more and more countries are considering or launching plans to build nuclear power plants, and more than 60 countries are considering the use of nuclear power to generate electricity. By 2030, an estimated 10-25 countries will join the nuclear power club and will build new nuclear power plants. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, by 2030, the global installed nuclear power capacity will increase by at least 40%.
