This is a list of all the commercial nuclear reactors in the European Union and in Europe, with operational status. The list only includes civilian nuclear power reactors used to generate electricity for a power grid . All commercial nuclear reactors use nuclear fission . As of May 2021, there are 180 operable power reactors in Europe, with a combined electrical capacity of 159.36 GW.[ 1] There are currently 8 power reactors under construction in Europe.[ 2]
Austria
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Zwentendorf
1
BWR
BWR-69 (KWU)
Finished; never entered service
878
Apr 1972
5 Nov 1978
Belarus
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Ostrovets
1
PWR
VVER-1200 /V-491
Operational
1109
6 Nov 2013
10 Jun 2021[ 3]
2
PWR
VVER-1200/V-491
Operational
1109
24 Apr 2014
1 Nov 2023 [ 4]
Minsk
1
PWR
VVER-1000
Unfinished
963
1983
1987
2
PWR
VVER-1000
Unfinished
963
1983
1987
Belgium
Belgium nuclear power plants (
view )
Active plants
Closed plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
SCK•CEN
1
PWR
Westinghouse (WH) BR-3
Decommissioned
10
1 Nov 1957
10 Oct 1962
30 Jun 1987
Doel
1
PWR
WH 2 loops
Operational
445
1 Jul 1969
15 Feb 1975
(15 February 2025 )
2
PWR
WH 2 loops
Operational
445
1 Sep 1971
1 Dec 1975
(1 Dec 2025 )
3
PWR
Framatome 3 loops
Shut down
1006
1 Jan 1975
1 Oct 1982
23 Sep 2022 [ 5]
4
PWR
Belgian firms plus WH 3 loops
Operational
1039
1 Dec 1978
1 Jul 1985
(1 Jul 2025 )
planned prolongation
of operations until 2035 [ 6]
Tihange
1
PWR
Framatome 3 loops
Operational
962
1 Jun 1970
1 Oct 1975
(1 Oct 2025 )
2
PWR
Framatome 3 loops
Shut down
1008
1 Apr 1976
1 Jun 1983
31 Jan 2023 [ 7]
3
PWR
Belgian firms plus WH 3 loops
Operational
1046
1 Nov 1978
1 Sep 1985
(1 Sep 2025 )
planned prolongation
of operations until 2035
Bulgaria
Nuclear power plants in Bulgaria (
view )
Active plants
Unfinished/future plants
Czech Republic
Nuclear power stations in the Czech Republic (
view )
Active plants
Planned plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Dukovany
1
PWR
VVER-440 /V-213
Operational
468
1 Jan 1979
3 May 1985
2
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
471
1 Jan 1979
21 Mar 1986
3
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
468
1 Mar 1979
20 Dec 1986
4
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
471
1 Mar 1979
19 Jul 1987
5
PWR
TBD
Planned
1200
6
PWR
TBD
Planned
1200
Temelín
1
PWR
VVER-1000 /V-320
Operational
1003
1 Feb 1987
10 Jun 2002
2
PWR
VVER-1000/V-320
Operational
1003
1 Feb 1987
18 Apr 2003
3
PWR
TBD
Planned
1200
4
PWR
TBD
Planned
1200
Finland
Nuclear power plants in Finland (
view )
Active plants
Unfinished plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)[ 9]
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Hanhikivi
1
PWR
VVER-1200 /V-491
Cancelled
1200
(2023)
(2029)
2 May 2022[ 10] [ 11]
Loviisa
1
PWR
VVER-440 /V-213
Operational
507
1 May 1971
9 May 1977
2
PWR
VVER-440 /V-213
Operational
507
1 Aug 1972
5 Jan 1981
Olkiluoto
1
BWR
ASEA -III, BWR-2500
Operational
890
1 Feb 1974
10 Oct 1979
2
BWR
ASEA -III, BWR-2500
Operational
890
1 Nov 1975
10 Jul 1982 [ 12]
3
PWR
EPR
Operational
1600
12 Aug 2005
16 Apr 2023 [ 13]
France
Fission-electric stations in France (
view )
Active plants
under construction
Closed plants
Germany
Nuclear power plants in Germany (
view )
Active plants
Closed plants Unfinished plants
Hungary
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Paks
1
PWR
VVER-440 /V-213
Operational
470
1 Aug 1974
10 Aug 1983
2
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
473
1 Aug 1974
14 Nov 1984
3
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
473
1 Oct 1979
1 Dec 1986
4
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
471
1 Oct 1979
1 Nov 1987
5
PWR
VVER-1200
Planned
1114
(2025 )
6
PWR
VVER-1200
Planned
1114
(2025 )
Italy
Nuclear power stations in Italy (
view )
Closed plants Canceled plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Caorso
1
BWR
BWR-4 Mark2
Shut down/in decommissioning
860
1 Jan 1970
1 Dec 1981
1 Jul 1990
Enrico Fermi
1
PWR
WH 4-loop
Shut down/in decommissioning
260
1 Jul 1961
1 Jan 1965
1 Jul 1990
Garigliano
1
BWR
BWR-1
Shut down/in decommissioning
150
1 Nov 1959
1 Jun 1964
1 Mar 1982
Latina
1
GCR
Magnox
Shut down/in decommissioning
153
1 Nov 1958
1 Jan 1964
1 Dec 1987
Alto Lazio
1
BWR
Unfinished
982
1 Jul 1982
1 Jan 1988
2
BWR
Unfinished
982
1 Jul 1982
1 Jul 1988
Trino 2 [IT ]
1
PWR
Unfinished
950
23 Dec 1987
2
PWR
Unfinished
950
23 Dec 1987
Lithuania
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Ignalina
1
LWGR
RBMK-1500
Shut down/in decommissioning
1185
1 May 1977
31 Dec 1983
31 Dec 2004
2
LWGR
RBMK-1500
Shut down/in decommissioning
1185
1 Jan 1978
Aug 1987
31 Dec 2009
3
LWGR
RBMK-1500
Unfinished
1185
Netherlands
Nuclear power plants in the Netherlands(
view )
Active plants
Closed plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Borssele
1
PWR
KWU 2LP
Operational
482
1 Jul 1969
26 Oct 1973
(2033 )
Dodewaard
1
BWR
BWR-2
Shut down
55
1 May 1965
26 Mar 1969
26 Mar 1997
Poland
Romania
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Cernavodă
1
PHWR
CANDU-6
Operational
650
31 Mar 1983
2 Dec 1996
2
PHWR
CANDU-6
Operational
650
1 Jul 1983
1 Nov 2007
3
PHWR
CANDU-6
Unfinished; restart planned
650
4
PHWR
CANDU-6
Unfinished; restart planned
650
5
PHWR
CANDU-6
Unfinished
650
Slovakia
Nuclear power stations in Slovakia (
view )
Active plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Bohunice
A-1[ 22]
HWGCR
KS 150
Decommissioned
93
1 Aug 1958
25 Dec 1972
22 Feb 1977
1[ 23]
PWR
VVER-440 /V-230
Shut down
408
24 Apr 1972
1 Apr 1980
31 Dec 2006
2
PWR
VVER-440/V-230
Shut down
408
24 Apr 1972
1 Jan 1981
31 Dec 2008
3
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
472
1 Dec 1976
14 Feb 1985
(2045 )
4
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
471
1 Dec 1976
18 Dec 1985
(2045 )
Mochovce
1
PWR
VVER-440 V-213
Operational
436
13 Oct 1983
29 Oct 1998
(2058 )
2
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
436
13 Oct 1983
11 Apr 2000
(2060 )
3
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Operational
440
27 Jan 1987
17 Oct 2023 [ 24]
4
PWR
VVER-440/V-213
Under construction
440
27 Jan 1987
Slovenia
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Krško
1
PWR
WH 2 loops
Operational
688
30 Mar 1975
1 Jan 1983
(2043)[ 25]
2
PWR
TBD
Planned
1100
(2030)[ 26]
Spain
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Almaraz
1
PWR
WH 3 loops
Operational
1011
3 Jul 1973
1 Sep 1983
2
PWR
WH 3 loops
Operational
1006
3 Jul 1973
1 Jul 1984
Ascó
1
PWR
WH 3 loops
Operational
995
16 May 1974
10 Dec 1984
2
PWR
WH-3 loops
Operational
997
7 Mar 1975
31 Mar 1986
Cofrentes
1
BWR
BWR-6
Operational
1064
9 Sep 1975
11 Mar 1985
José Cabrera
1
PWR
WH 1 loop
Shut down/in decommissioning
141
24 Jun 1964
13 Aug 1969
30 Apr 2006
Lemoniz
1
PWR
Unfinished
1972
1984
2
PWR
Unfinished
1972
1984
Santa María de Garoña
1
BWR
BWR-3
Shut down/in decommissioning
446
11 May 1971
15 Feb 1975
6 Jul 2013
Trillo
1
PWR
KWU 3 loops
Operational
1003
17 Aug 1979
6 Aug 1988
Valdecaballeros
1
BWR
Unfinished
1975
1984
2
BWR
Unfinished
1975
1984
Vandellòs
1
GCR
UNGG
Shut down/in decommissioning
480
1967
2 Aug 1972
31 Jul 1990
2
PWR
WH 3 loops
Operational
1045
29 Dec 1980
8 Mar 1988
Sweden
Nuclear power plants in Sweden (
view )
Active plants
Closed plants Unfinished plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed
Ågesta
1
PHWR
R3
Shut down/in decommissioning
10
1 Dec 1957
1 May 1964
2 Jun 1974
[ a]
Barsebäck
1
BWR
ASEA -II
Shut down/in decommissioning
600
1 Feb 1971
1 Jul 1975
30 Nov 1999
[ b]
2
BWR
ASEA -II
Shut down/in decommissioning
600
1 Jan 1973
1 Jul 1977
31 May 2005
[ c]
Forsmark
1
BWR
ASEA -III, BWR-2500
Operational
986
1 Jun 1973
10 Dec 1980
[ d]
2
BWR
ASEA -III, BWR-2500
Operational
1116
1 Jan 1975
7 Jul 1981
[ e]
3
BWR
ASEA -IV, BWR-3000
Operational
1167
1 Jan 1979
18 Aug 1985
[ f]
Oskarshamn
1
BWR
ASEA -I
Shut down/in decommissioning
473
1 Aug 1966
6 Feb 1972
19 Jun 2017
[ g]
2
BWR
ASEA -II
Shut down/in decommissioning
638
1 Sep 1969
1 Jan 1975
22 Dec 2016
[ h]
3
BWR
ASEA -IV, BWR-3000
Operational
1450
1 May 1980
15 Aug 1985
[ i]
Marviken
1
BHWR
R4
Unfinished
196
1 Apr 1965
27 May 1970
[ j]
Ringhals
1
BWR
ASEA -I
Shut down/in decommissioning
881
1 Feb 1969
1 Jan 1976
31 Dec 2020
[ k]
2
PWR
WH 3-loops
Shut down/in decommissioning
904
1 Oct 1970
1 May 1975
30 Dec 2019
[ l]
3
PWR
WH 3-loops
Operational
1062
1 Sep 1972
9 Sep 1981
[ m]
4
PWR
WH 3-loops
Operational
1104
1 Nov 1973
21 Nov 1983
[ n]
Switzerland
Switzerland nuclear power plants (
view )
Active plants
Closed plants
Plant name
Unit No.
Type
Model
Status
Capacity (MW)
Begin building
Commercial operation
Closed[ 32]
Beznau
1
PWR
WH 2-loops
Operational
365
1 Sep 1965
1 Sep 1969
(2029 )
2
PWR
WH 2-loops
Operational
365
1 Jan 1968
1 Dec 1971
(2031 )
Gösgen
1
PWR
KWU 3-loops
Operational
1010
1 Dec 1973
1 Nov 1979
Leibstadt
1
BWR
BWR-6
Operational
1220
1 Jan 1974
15 Dec 1984
Lucens
1
HWGCR
HWGCR
Decommissioned
6
1 Apr 1962
29 Dec 1966
21 Jan 1969
Mühleberg
1
BWR
BWR-4
Shut down/in decommissioning
373
1 Mar 1967
6 Nov 1972
20 Dec 2019
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Notes
^ The full reactor model name is R3/Adam.[ 27]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen II.[ 28]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen II.[ 28]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen III,[ 28] BWR-2500,[ 28] BWR 69.[ 29]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen III,[ 28] BWR-2500,[ 28] BWR 69.[ 29]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen IV,[ 28] BWR-3000,[ 28] BWR 75.[ 29]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen I.[ 28]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen II.[ 28]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen IV,[ 28] BWR-3000,[ 28] BWR 75.[ 30]
^ The full reactor model name is R4/Eva. Construction date is approximate. Data are from Swedish Radiation Safety Authority.[ 27]
^ The full reactor model name is ASEA -ATOM Gen I.[ 28] Closed at midnight on New Year's Eve.[ 31]
^ The full reactor model name is Westinghouse 3-loops.[ 28]
^ The full reactor model name is Westinghouse 3-loops.[ 28]
^ The full reactor model name is Westinghouse 3-loops.[ 28]
References