Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries

Emerging Nuclear Energy Countrieshttp://www.world-nuclear.org/info/default.aspx?id=326&terms=emerging%20nuclear%20energy%20countries

 

(Updated 25 June 2012) 

• Over 45 countries are actively considering embarking upon nuclear power programs. 
• These range from sophisticated economies to developing nations. 
• The front runners after Iran are UAE, Turkey, Vietnam, Belarus, Poland and Jordan.
   

Nuclear power is under serious consideration in over 45 countries which do not currently have it (in a few, consideration is not necessarily at government level).  For countries in bold, nuclear power prospects are more fully dealt with in specific country papers:

• In Europe: Italy, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Portugal, Norway, Poland, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Ireland, Turkey.
• In the Middle East and North Africa: Iran, Gulf states including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Kuwait, Yemen, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan.
• In west, central and southern Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia.
• In South America: Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela.
• In central and southern Asia: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
• In SE Asia: Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand.
• In east Asia: North Korea