Operative nuclear sites worldwide under projected sea level rise risk 2021

According to a climate scenario realized in 2021, around 30 nuclear sites worldwide would be exposed to a sea level rise between 50 and 88 centimeters, if the climate policies tackling global warming are not followed. The nuclear sites at risk of the highest sea level rise are located in the United States (U.S.) and they represent almost 38 percent of the total ranked nuclear sites. Over 40 percent of the endangered nuclear sites are located in Japan, at a total of 12 nuclear plants. This figure indicates that more than one in three nuclear power reactors present in this country would be at risk.
Many of the listed nuclear sites (shown in red) will be at risk of high winds as well, creating the conditions for extreme precipitation events concurrent to floods.