Top 10 nuclear power plants by capacity

1. Bruce Nuclear Power Plant (Canada)

2. Hankwang Nuclear Power Plant (Korea)

3. Uljin Nuclear Power Plant (South Korea)

4. Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (Ukraine)

5. Gravlin Nuclear Power Plant (France)

6. Paruel Nuclear Power Station (France)

7. Carternon Nuclear Power Plant (France)

8. Qinshan Nuclear Power Station (China)

9. Palo Verdedi Nuclear Power Plant (USA)

10. Lingao Nuclear Power Station (China)


In recent years, the list of the world's top ten nuclear power plants has changed. Japan's three nuclear power plants are no longer on the list. Each of the three nuclear power plants has a generating capacity of more than 4,000 megawatts, which ceased operation after the Fukushima Daiichi accident. China's two nuclear power plants are among the top ten new nuclear power plants, namely Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant and Ling'ao Nuclear Power Plant. China is building large nuclear power plants. For example, at the end of 2015, the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant located near Dalian, China had a capacity of 3183 MW, but with the start of another 1000 MW reactor in 2016, the current capacity of the power station is 4183 MW, and there are two more Under construction.

With the unloading of the 7,965 MW Kashiwazaki Valley nuclear power plant in Japan, the Bruce Nuclear Power Station in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada is currently the largest nuclear power plant in operation in the world. The Bruce nuclear power plant has eight reactors and is permitted by two separate power generation facilities, each of which includes 4 reactors, with a total installed capacity of 6,274 MW.



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