nuclear reactor was under construction in France.
In 2021, France had 56 active nuclear reactors. The year with the highest number of reactors connected to the grid was 1981, with eight new connections. 1999 was the last year when a new nuclear reactor was connected to the grid. In 2022, one Active nuclear reactors in France in 2021, by year of connection to the grid
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Statistics on Nuclear power in France
Power plants
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Capacity, production, and consumption
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- Premium Statistic Net nuclear electrical power capacity in France 1985-2021
- Premium Statistic Nuclear energy production in France 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of nuclear electricity in France 1985-2021
- Premium Statistic Nuclear energy consumption in France 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of nuclear primary energy in France 2011-2021
Uranium
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- Basic Statistic Orano's global production volume of uranium 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Nuclear fuel fabrication capacities in France 2012-2035
- Premium Statistic Plutonium use in France 2013-2025
- Basic Statistic Projected uranium enrichment capacities in France 2012-2040
- Basic Statistic Projected uranium enrichment requirements in France 2013-2035
- Basic Statistic Projected uranium conversion capacities in France 2012-2040
- Basic Statistic Projected uranium conversion requirements in France 2012-2035
Nuclear waste
4
- Premium Statistic Nuclear waste present in France by level of radioactivity 2020
- Premium Statistic Radioactive waste breakdown by economic sector in France 2020
- Premium Statistic Volume of radioactive waste by type in France 2016-2020
- Premium Statistic EDF Group's long-lived solid radioactive HLW and ILW in France 2015-2021
Spent nuclear fuel
5
- Premium Statistic Largest global processing plants for spent nuclear fuel recycling by capacity 2020
- Premium Statistic Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing capacities in France 2013-2040
- Premium Statistic Spent nuclear fuel arisings and in storage in France 2013-2020
- Basic Statistic Projection of spent nuclear fuel storage capacities in France 2013-2025
- Premium Statistic Transported spent nuclear fuel by EDF Group in France 2012-2020
Companies
3
Accidents
5
- Premium Statistic Significant events registered on the INES in France 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Events involving safety in nuclear power plants notified in France 2018-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Infringement reports transmitted by the ASN inspectors in France 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Weather impact on nuclear power production in France 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Total outages of nuclear reactors in France 2019-2021, by type
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- Net nuclear electrical power capacity in France 1985-2021
- Exported volume of nuclear power from France 2018, by country
- Number of nuclear radioactive sources in use in China 2019, by type
- Number of nuclear radioactive sources imported and exported in China 2019
- Capacity of global nuclear reactor final closures 2021
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IAEA. (June 21, 2022). Active nuclear reactors in France in 2021, by year of connection to the grid [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/462168/nuclear-reactors-in-france-by-year-of-grid-connection/
IAEA. "Active nuclear reactors in France in 2021, by year of connection to the grid." Chart. June 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/462168/nuclear-reactors-in-france-by-year-of-grid-connection/
IAEA. (2022). Active nuclear reactors in France in 2021, by year of connection to the grid. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/462168/nuclear-reactors-in-france-by-year-of-grid-connection/
IAEA. "Active Nuclear Reactors in France in 2021, by Year of Connection to The Grid." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/462168/nuclear-reactors-in-france-by-year-of-grid-connection/
IAEA, Active nuclear reactors in France in 2021, by year of connection to the grid Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/462168/nuclear-reactors-in-france-by-year-of-grid-connection/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Active nuclear reactors in France in 2021, by year of connection to the grid [Graph], IAEA, June 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/462168/nuclear-reactors-in-france-by-year-of-grid-connection/