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Net capacity of 28.6 GWe

38 Nuclear reactors

Russia has 38 operable nuclear reactors , with a combined net capacity of 28.6 GWe . In 2020 , nuclear generated 20.6 % of the country ' s electricity . A government decree in 2016 specified construction of 11 nuclear power reactors by 2030 , in addition to those already under construction . At the start of 2020 , Russia had four reactors under construction , with a combined capacity of 4.8 GWe . The strength of Russia ' s nuclear industry is reflected in its dominance of export markets for new reactors – it is currently involved in new reactor projects in Belarus , China , Hungary , India , Iran and Turkey , and to varying degrees as an investor in Algeria , Bangladesh , Bolivia , Indonesia , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Nigeria , South Africa , Tajikistan and Uzbekistan among others .

Net capacity of 61.4 GWe

56 Nuclear reactors

France has 56 operable nuclear reactors , with a combined net capacity of 61.4 GWe . In 2020 , nuclear generated 70.6 % of the country ' s electricity . A 2015 energy policy had aimed to reduce the country ' s share of nuclear generation to 50 % by 2025 . This target has now been postponed to 2035 . The country ' s energy minister said that the target was not realistic , and that it would increase the country ' s carbon dioxide emissions , endanger security of supply and put jobs at risk . One reactor is currently under construction in France – a 1750 MWe EPR at Flamanville .

106 January 2022