nuclear reactors under construction worldwide in 2021 was 53, of which the majority located in Asia.
As of November 2022, nuclear reactors under construction worldwide had a combined capacity of more than 58 gigawatts. China had the largest capacity in the pipeline at the time, at roughly 19 gigawatts. India followed, with a nuclear capacity of six gigawatts under construction. In total, the number of Electric capacity of nuclear reactors under construction worldwide as of November 2022, by country (in megawatts)
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IAEA. (November 29, 2022). Electric capacity of nuclear reactors under construction worldwide as of November 2022, by country (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/513657/electrical-capacity-of-under-construction-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
IAEA. "Electric capacity of nuclear reactors under construction worldwide as of November 2022, by country (in megawatts)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513657/electrical-capacity-of-under-construction-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
IAEA. (2022). Electric capacity of nuclear reactors under construction worldwide as of November 2022, by country (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513657/electrical-capacity-of-under-construction-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
IAEA. "Electric Capacity of Nuclear Reactors under Construction Worldwide as of November 2022, by Country (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513657/electrical-capacity-of-under-construction-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
IAEA, Electric capacity of nuclear reactors under construction worldwide as of November 2022, by country (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513657/electrical-capacity-of-under-construction-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Electric capacity of nuclear reactors under construction worldwide as of November 2022, by country (in megawatts) [Graph], IAEA, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/513657/electrical-capacity-of-under-construction-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/