China Nuclear Reactor Expansion

under construction and planned

China is currently building 34 nuclear reactors, more than the next nine countries combined, with around 200 additional reactors either planned or officially proposed. The country has added more than 34 gigawatts of nuclear capacity over the past decade, bringing the total number of operating reactors to 55 with a combined net capacity of 53.2 gigawatts as of April 2024. By the end of 2024, China had 102 nuclear reactors operating, under construction, or approved for construction, with a combined capacity of 113 gigawatts. In April 2025, authorities approved ten more reactors across five projects, with total investment exceeding 200 billion yuan ($27.45 billion).