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Shant Krikorian, IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy

The dome of Unit 5 at Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, in China, 2017. Fuqing NPP Units 5 and 6, currently under construction, are Hualong One type reactors. (Photo: CNPP)

The IAEA has released its annual edition of the Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP), documenting the status and development of nuclear power programmes worldwide as of the end of 2017.

The publication summarizes organizational and industrial aspects of nuclear power programmes, including information about relevant legislative, regulatory and international framework, in 50 countries, including 30 that are currently operating nuclear power plants, and 20 with past or planned nuclear power programmes.

Member States can directly provide information regarding their respective energy, economic and regulatory policies to promote transparency of their nuclear power programme infrastructure, through a coordinated and vetted publication.
Pal Vincze, Head, IAEA Nuclear Power Engineering Section

Nuclear power currently provides about 11% of the world’s electricity, with 12 countries using nuclear power for at least