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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

Last updated on: August 2, 2012 08:39 IST
Sunflowers grow on a field in front of the nuclear power plant near the northern Swiss town Leibstadt.

There is no shortage of uranium on the planet. According to a report form the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and International Atomic Energy Agency, identified resources should provide some 100 years' worth at current requirements, and plenty more is likely to be discovered, according to The Economist.

Let's take a look at some of the bigger nuclear-power countries.

Note: GW(e) is gigawatts

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

Last updated on: August 2, 2012 08:39 IST
The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.

The United States

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 100 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 115 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 115 GW(e)

Global rank: 1

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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An aerial view shows the Eiffel tower in Paris.

France

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 62 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 64 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 65 GW(e)

Global rank: 2

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.

Japan

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 46 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 40 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 50 GW(e)

Global rank: 3

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.

Russia

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 24 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 30 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 30 GW(e)

Global rank: 4

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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People walk past a section of the Berlin Wall displayed at Berlin Plaza in central Seoul.

South Korea

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 19 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 30 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 42 GW(e)

Global rank: 5

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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A view of central Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 10 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 24 GW(e)

Global rank: 6

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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The skyline of Frankfurt with its bank towers is seen under clouds.

Germany

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 6 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): N/A GW(e)

Global rank: 7

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Canada

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 7 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 6 GW(e)

Global rank: 8

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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Two women walk through a building that resembles a Roman Coliseum at the Florentia Village in the district of Wuqing, located on the outskirts of Tianjin, China.

China

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 40 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 84 GW(e)

Global rank: 9

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India among biggest nuclear-power generators

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A view of the Bandra-Worli sea link bridge, also called the Rajiv Gandhi Sethu, in Mumbai.

India

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 4 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 8 GW(e)

Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 24 GW(e)

Global rank: 10