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the independent assessment of nuclear developments in the world who we are | support | contact us | follow us via rss or twitter search: world nuclear industry status report world nuclear industry status as of 1 january 2018 the year 2017 for global nuclear power in a nutshell: 4 reactor startups (12 less than scheduled), 3 shutdowns, 4 construction starts, 2 abandoned constructions, bankruptcy of westinghouse, bailout and breakup of areva, significant financial and economic pressure on nuclear operators. five new reactors entered long-term outage, and 3 were restarted. globally, 405 reactors operating (1 less than a year ago), 52 under construction (3 less). by mycle schneider, wnisr’s lead author and publisher read more… world nuclear industry status report 2017 12 september 2017. the world nuclear industry status report 2017 (wnisr2017) provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on operation, production and construction. the wnisr assesses the status of new-build programs in current nuclear countries as well as in potential newcomer countries. the wnisr2017 edition includes a new assessment from an equity analyst view of the financial crisis of the nuclear sector and some of its biggest industrial players. the fukushima status report provides not only an update on onsite and offsite issues six years after the beginning of the catastrophe, but also the latest official and new independent cost evaluations of the disaster. focus chapters provide in-depth analysis of france, japan, south korea, the united kingdom and the united states. the nuclear power vs renewable energy chapter provides global comparative data on investment, capacity, and generation from nuclear, wind and solar energy. finally, annex 1 presents a country-by-country overview of all other countries operating nuclear power plants read online or download the pdf version . more… previous reports en wnsir 2016 world nuclear industry status report 2016 13 july 2016. the year 2016, marking the 30th anniversary of the chernobyl catastrophe and the 5th year since the fukushima disaster started unfolding, strangely might go down in history as the period when the notion of risk of nuclear power plants turned into the perception of nuclear power plants at risk. indeed, an increasing number of reactors is threatened by premature closure due to the unfavorable economic environment. in addition to the usual, global overview of status and trends in reactor building and operating, as well as the traditional comparison between deployment trend in the nuclear power and renewable energy sectors, the 2016 edition of the world nuclear industry status report (wnisr) provides an assessment of the trends of the economic health of some of the major players in the industry. special chapters are devoted to the aftermath of the chernobyl and fukushima disasters. read online or download the pdf version . read online en wnsir 2015 the challenge to select and assess the outstanding events of the year for the release of the july 2015 edition of the world nuclear industry status report turned out to be particularly tough: for the first time in 45 years, japan was without nuclear electricity (and no lights went out) and, indeed, without any operating industrial nuclear facility or even research reactor; areva, the self-proclaimed “global leader in nuclear energy”, went technically bankrupt; china, the global leader in new-build, launched a construction site after a 15-month break; in the u.k., concerning the french sponsored new-build project, there are “growing suspicions” that the treasury “would not be disappointed if hinkley [point c] never happened”; the french draft energy bill passed the second reading at the french national assembly stipulating the reduction of the nuclear share from three quarters to about half by 2025; and so on. while this report attempts to provide an overview of essential events of the past year its main aim is to identify and highlight the trends. read online or download the pdf version. en wnsir 2014 the world’s nuclear statistics are distorted by an anomaly whose cause is not technical but political. three years after the fukushima events started unfolding on 11 march 2011, government, industry and international institutional organizations continue to misrepresent the effects of the disaster on the japanese nuclear program. to find a more appropriate way to deal with this situation, the world nuclear industry status report 2014 proposes a new category called long-term outage (lto). read online or download the pdf version. en wnsir 2013 two years after the fukushima disaster started unfolding on 11 march 2011, its impact on the global nuclear industry has become increasingly visible. global electricity generation from nuclear plants dropped by a historic 7 percent in 2012, adding to the record drop of 4 percent in 2011. this world nuclear industry status report 2013 (wnisr) provides a global overview of the history, the current status and the trends of nuclear power programs worldwide. read online or download the pdf version. en de wnsir 2012 twenty years after its first edition, the world nuclear industry status report 2012 portrays an industry suffering from the cumulative impacts of the world economic crisis, the fukushima disaster, ferocious competitors and its own planning and management difficulties. read online or download the pdf version. en wnsir 2010-2011 report published by worldwatch institute, washington, d.c., usa. read online or download the pdf version. en de wnsir 2009 report commissioned and published by the german ministry for the environment, nature protection and reactor safety. read online or download the pdf version. en wnsir 2008 published by the bulletin of the atomic scientists. read online en wnsir 2007 commissioned by the greens-efa group in the european parliament. read online or download the pdf version. en wnsir 2004 commissioned by the greens-efa group in the european parliament. read online or download the pdf version. en wnsir 1992 greenpeace, wise-paris and the worldwatch institute. read online or download the pdf version. more… -- what they say… “the report sets forth in painstaking detail the actual experience and achievements of nuclear energy around the world.” peter a. bradford former commissioner u.s. nuclear regulatory commission (nrc) (in his foreword to the 2013 report) “a vital public service... uniquely independent, thorough, and timely assessment." amory b. lovins chairman , rocky mountain institute usa “this annual publication has over 20 years evolved into the most reliable, strikingly original, comprehensive and penetrating assessment of the global nuclear industry.” praful bidwai financial chronicle delhi, india "amid the hype and pr, the smoke and mirrors, of the 'nuclear renaissance', the status report offers a hard-edged reality check." walt patterson associate fellow chatham house london, uk “fantastic piece of work. must reading for any observer of nuclear energy." henri sokolski executive director nonproliferation policy education center washington dc, usa “reliable research based on cold, hard facts, unlike the hype and amnesia of industry sources.” scott ludlam senator australia “félicitations pour la dernière édition du wnisr. formidable comme d'habitude!” fulcieri maltini international consultant former director of the nuclear safety account, ebrd italy/france “thought-provoking as usual.” will dalrymple editor nuclear engineering international uk "the authoritative report on the status of nuclear power plants worldwide is the world nuclear industry status report." usaid bangkok, thailand “such an illuminating report.” sam geall deputy editor china dialogue london, uk "an astounding collection of facts and figures, a myth-busting international overview… an eye-opening piece of work!" r. andreas krämer chairman ecologic institute berlin, germany “i really appreciate you letting us ex