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Net capacity of 49.6 GWe

51 Nuclear reactors

China has 51 operable nuclear reactors , with a combined net capacity of 49.6 GWe . In 2020 , nuclear generated 4.9 % of the country ' s electricity . China continues to dominate the market for new nuclear build . At the start of 2021 , 16 of the 54 reactors under construction globally were in China . In 2018 China became the first country to commission two new designs – the AP1000 and the EPR . China is commencing export marketing of the Hualong One , a largely indigenous reactor design .