China and the Global Uranium Market: Prospects for Peaceful Coexistence

Table 2

The 8 biggest civilian nuclear powers: planned reactors and uranium requirements in 2012.

Country	Reactors operable	Reactors under construction	Reactors planned and proposed within 15 years	Uranium requirements in 2012 (Tonnes U)
China	15	26	171	6 550
France	58	1	2	9 254
Japan	51	2	15	4 636
Russia	33	10	41	5 488
South Korea	23	3	6	3 967
Ukraine	15	0	13	2 348
United Kingdom	17	0	13	2 096
United States	104	1	30	19 724
World	435	62	489	67 990

Source: World Nuclear Association, April 2012.