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Nuclear power forms a big part of energy production in some countries, while not so much in other nations.
Here we take a look at some major nuclear-power producers, including India, in the world, according to The Economist.
India
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 20.5 TWh
Operational reactors: 20 (all types)
Capacity: 4,385 MWe
Uranium required: 937 tonnes (2012)
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United States
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 807.1 TWh
Operational reactors: 104 (all types)
Capacity: 101,216 MWe
Uranium required: 19,724 tonnes (2012)
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France
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 410.1 TWh
Operational reactors: 58 (all types)
Capacity: 63,130 MWe
Uranium required: 9,254 tonnes (2012)
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Japan
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 280.3 TWh
Operational reactors: 51 (all types)
Capacity: 44,642 MWe
Uranium required: 4,636 tonnes (2012)
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Russia
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 159.4 TWh
Operational reactors: 33 (all types)
Capacity: 24,164 MWe
Uranium required: 5,488 tonnes (2012)
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South Korea
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 141.9 TWh
Operational reactors: 21 (all types)
Capacity: 18,785 MWe
Uranium required: 3,967 tonnes (2012)
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Germany
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 133.0 TWh
Operational reactors: 9 (all types)
Capacity: 12,003 MWe
Uranium required: 1,934 tonnes (2012)
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Canada
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 85.5 TWh
Operational reactors: 17 (all types)
Capacity: 12,044 MWe
Uranium required: 1,694 tonnes (2012)
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Ukraine
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 84 TWh
Operational reactors: 15 (all types)
Capacity: 13,168 MWe
Uranium required: 2,348 tonnes (2012)
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China
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 84 TWh
Operational reactors: 16 (all types)
Capacity: 11,901 MWe
Uranium required: 6,550 tonnes (2012)
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Spain
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 59.3 TWh
Operational reactors: 8 (all types)
Capacity: 7,448 MWe
Uranium required: 1,355 tonnes (2012)
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United Kingdom
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 56.9 TWh
Operational reactors: 17 (all types)
Capacity: 10,528 MWe
Uranium required: 2,096 tonnes (2012)
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Sweden
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 55.7 TWh
Operational reactors: 10 (all types)
Capacity: 9,399 MWe
Uranium required: 1,394 tonnes (2012)
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Belgium
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 45.7 TWh
Operational reactors: 7 (all types)
Capacity: 5,943 MWe
Uranium required: 995 tonnes (2012)
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Taiwan
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 39.9 TWh
Operational reactors: 6 (all types)
Capacity: 4,927 MWe
Uranium required: 1,921 tonnes (2012)
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Czech Republic
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 26.4 TWh
Operational reactors: 6 (all types)
Capacity: 3,764 MWe
Uranium required: 583 tonnes (2012)
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Switzerland
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 25.3 TWh
Operational reactors: 5 (all types)
Capacity: 3,252 MWe
Uranium required: 527 tonnes (2012)
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Finland
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 21.9 TWh
Operational reactors: 4 (all types)
Capacity: 2,741 MWe
Uranium required: 471 tonnes (2012)
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Hungary
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 14.7 TWh
Operational reactors: 4 (all types)
Capacity: 1,880 MWe
Uranium required: 331 tonnes (2012)
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Bulgaria
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 14.2 TWh
Operational reactors: 2 (all types)
Capacity: 1,906 MWe
Uranium required: 313 tonnes (2012)
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Brazil
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 13.9 TWh
Operational reactors: 2 (all types)
Capacity: 1,896 MWe
Uranium required: 321 tonnes (2012)
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Slovakia
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 13.5 TWh
Operational reactors: 4 (all types)
Capacity: 1,816 MWe
Uranium required: 307 tonnes (2012)
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South Africa
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 12.9 TWh
Operational reactors: 2 (all types)
Capacity: 1,800 MWe
Uranium required: 304 tonnes (2012)
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Romania
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 10.7 TWh
Operational reactors: 2 (all types)
Capacity: 1,310 MWe
Uranium required: 177 tonnes (2012)
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Argentina
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 6.7 TWh
Operational reactors: 2 (all types)
Capacity: 935 MWe
Uranium required: 124 tonnes (2012)
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Mexico
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 5.6 TWh
Operational reactors: 2 (all types)
Capacity: 1,600 MWe
Uranium required: 279 tonnes (2012)
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Slovenia
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 5.4 TWh
Operational reactors: 4 (all types)
Capacity: 1,816 MWe
Uranium required: 137 tonnes (2012)
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The Netherlands
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 3.3 TWh
Operational reactors: 1 (all types)
Capacity: 485 MWe
Uranium required: 102 tonnes (2012)
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Armenia
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 2.3 TWh
Operational reactors: 1 (all types)
Capacity: 376 MWe
Uranium required: 64 tonnes (2012)
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Pakistan
Nuclear electricity production, 2010: 2.6 TWh
Operational reactors: 3 (all types)
Capacity: 725 MWe
Uranium required: 117 tonnes (2012)
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