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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Japan is currently the world’s largest nuclear power plant, with a net capacity of 7,965MW.
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Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario, North America
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Bruce County, Ontario, North America, is the second largest nuclear power plant in the world.
The 6,430MW nuclear facility is owned by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and operated by Bruce Power
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Hanul Nuclear Power Plant, South Korea
Ulchin Nuclear Power Plant, which was renamed Hanul Nuclear Power Plant in 2013, is the largest South Korean nuclear power plant.
The plant currently has a gross installed capacity of 6,189MW and net design capacity of 5,908MW ranking as the third largest NPP in the world.
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Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant, South Korea
South Korea’s Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant, formerly known as the Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Plant, currently ranks as world’s fourth largest nuclear power station, with an installed net capacity of 5,899MW and a gross capacity of 6,164MW.
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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has an installed net capacity of 5,700MW and a gross capacity of 6,000MW. It is currently the largest nuclear power station in Europe and the fifth largest in the world.
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Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant, France
The Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant, which has an installed net capacity of 5,460MW and a gross capacity of 5,706MW, currently ranks as the sixth largest nuclear power facility in the world.
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Paluel Nuclear Power Plant, France
The Paluel Nuclear Power Plant, located 40km away from Dieppe, France, is currently the seventh largest NPP in the world, by net capacity. The plant is spread across 160ha on the waterfront of the English Channel and uses water from the Channel for the cooling.
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Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant, France
The 5,448MW (gross) Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant is located in Cattenom, France. The power plant is owned and operated by EDF. The net capacity of the plant is 5,200MW, which is similar to that of Paluel NPP, the seventh largest nuclear power plant in the world.
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Yangjiang Nuclear Power Plant, Guangdong, Asia
The Yangjiang nuclear power plant, located in the Guangdong, has a gross installed capacity of 5,430MW encompassed by five 1086MW PWRs while the sixth reactor was scheduled to be commissioned in the second half of 2019.
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Shin Kori Nuclear Power Plant, South Korea
The Shin Kori nuclear power plant, located near Ulsan, South Korea, has an installed net capacity of 4,748MW and a gross capacity of 4,974MW. It is the third biggest nuclear power plant in South Korea and the world’s ninth-biggest by net capacity.
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Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant, Donggang, Asia
The Hongyanhe nuclear power plant located in Donggang, near the coastal city of Dalian, Liaoning province, consists of four operational PWR units of with a gross installed capacity of 4,476MW (1,119MW each) and net design capacity of 4,244MW (1,061MW each).
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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant, Japan
The Fukushima Daini or Fukushima II nuclear power plant located in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, would have ranked as the tenth biggest nuclear power plant in the world if operational. The four reactor units of the Fukushima II were automatically shut down due to the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011.
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