In 2023, nuclear reactors were under construction in four European countries, namely France, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Italy phased-out nuclear power in 1987, Lithuania exited nuclear power in 2009, and Germany in 2023. 13 European countries were not planning the construction of new nuclear reactors: Belarus, Romania, Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia, Finland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Belgium.
Status of national nuclear power program in Europe as of July 2023, by number of countries
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WNISR, & Mycle Schneider Consulting, & Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). (December 12, 2023). Status of national nuclear power program in Europe as of July 2023, by number of countries [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351790/national-nuclear-energy-program-status-in-european-countries/
WNISR, und Mycle Schneider Consulting, und Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). "Status of national nuclear power program in Europe as of July 2023, by number of countries." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351790/national-nuclear-energy-program-status-in-european-countries/
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