Table 18.  Historical and Projected Operable Nuclear Capacities by Region, 1999-2020
(Net Gigawatts)

Region

1999a

2005

2010

2015

2020

Reference Case

Industrialized

278.1

280.1

276.5

265.0

246.0

  United States

97.2

97.5

93.7

79.5

71.6

  Other North America

11.3

14.1

14.9

14.9

14.9

  Japan

43.7

44.5

47.6

56.6

56.6

  France

63.1

64.3

64.3

64.3

63.1

  United Kingdom

13.0

11.4

9.8

8.1

5.3

  Other Western Europe

49.9

48.3

46.1

42.8

35.7

EE/FSU

45.3

46.1

43.6

42.3

37.8

  Eastern Europe

10.6

11.6

10.0

10.6

10.6

  Russia

19.8

21.7

21.3

17.6

13.1

  Ukraine

12.1

11.2

12.1

13.1

13.1

  Other FSU

2.7

1.6

0.0

1.0

1.0

Developing

25.5

35.3

44.7

53.7

65.8

  China

2.2

5.9

9.6

11.6

18.7

  South Korea

13.0

15.9

16.3

19.4

22.1

  Other

10.3

13.5

18.8

22.7

25.0

Total World

348.9

361.5

364.6

362.3

350.9

Low Growth Case

Industrialized

278.1

272.3

254.4

207.1

180.8

  United States

97.2

96.8

89.9

65.6

55.3

  Other North America

11.3

11.3

11.3

10.0

10.0

  Japan

43.7

43.6

43.1

33.7

40.3

  France

63.1

64.3

63.4

59.0

51.7

  United Kingdom

13.0

11.0

8.1

4.2

1.8

  Other Western Europe

49.9

45.3

38.6

34.7

21.8

EE/FSU

45.3

42.2

36.7

27.9

14.0

  Eastern Europe

10.6

10.4

10.0

10.0

6.4

  Russia

19.8

19.5

15.5

11.2

6.7

  Ukraine

12.1

11.2

11.2

6.7

1.0

  Other FSU

2.8

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Developing

25.5

31.7

39.4

44.1

46.0

  China

2.2

5.3

8.6

9.6

10.6

  South Korea

13.0

14.9

16.2

18.5

20.2

  Other

10.3

11.6

14.5

16.0

15.3

Total World

348.9

346.3

330.5

279.0

240.9

High Growth Case

Industrialized

278.1

284.6

295.1

301.6

301.7

  United States

97.2

97.5

96.9

94.3

88.5

  Other North America

11.3

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

  Japan

43.7

45.6

58.7

68.8

74.4

  France

63.1

64.6

64.3

65.8

67.2

  United Kingdom

13.0

12.3

11.0

10.6

11.4

  Other Western Europe

49.9

49.9

49.3

47.3

45.3

EE/FSU

45.3

49.2

49.7

49.1

55.0

  Eastern Europe

10.6

11.6

11.9

12.0

13.6

  Russia

19.8

22.7

23.4

22.1

22.2

  Ukraine

12.1

12.1

13.1

13.1

15.0

  Other FSU

2.8

2.7

1.4

2.0

4.2

Developing

25.5

38.3

56.1

73.7

88.7

  China

2.2

6.6

11.6

18.7

20.7

  South Korea

13.0

16.8

19.7

21.4

26.2

  Other

10.3

14.9

24.8

33.7

41.9

Total World

348.9

372.1

400.9

424.5

445.3

aStatus as of December 31, 1999. Data are preliminary and may not match other EIA sources.
Notes: EE/FSU = Eastern Europe/Former Soviet Union. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Sources: United States: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2001, DOE/EIA-0383(2001) (Washington, DC, December 2000). Foreign: Based on detailed assessments of country-specific nuclear power programs.

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