We get questions

The Centre for Energy’s portal is loaded with factual and statistical information about Canada’s energy system. But we still get questions, here’s another.

Q:  Lately I’ve noticed interest in nuclear power is increasing with talk of new nuclear power plants in Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta. How many reactors are there in Canada? The United States? World wide? What percentage of electricity is generated through nuclear energy?

A:  Canada has 22 nuclear reactors, of which 18 are currently operational, in five generating facilities: Bruce, Pickering and Darlington in Ontario; Gentilly 2 in Quebec and Point Lepreau in New Brunswick. Nuclear power provides about 12 per cent of the electricity generated in Canada.

There are 64 nuclear generating stations in the United States with 103 operating nuclear reactors generating about 19 percent of the electricity generated in the United States.

Worldwide, there are 493 nuclear reactor in 31 countries providing about 15 per cent of the electricity generated in the world.

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