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Nuclear power in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic operates 6 nuclear power reactors across 5 sites, with 4.2 GW of gross capacity.

Operating
6
4.2 GW gross
Under construction
0
-
Planned
8
incl. 6 announced
Retired
0
2 cancelled
Operating2circle area ∝ site capacity Coastlines, borders and lakes: Natural Earth (1:10 million, public domain), which is generalised, so a coastal plant can sit a couple of kilometres off its true shoreline. Site positions: Global Nuclear Power Tracker.

Operating fleet by type: PWR (6). Principal operator: CEZ.

Operating capacity over time

First reactor online1985
Peak4.2 GW in 2003
Now4.2 GW 6 units
2026 so farno change
0123451990200020102020GW
Gross capacity of units that had started up and not been permanently shut down by 31 December each year (2026 is to date). Amber marks the peak, green the present.
Data table
YearUnits onlineGW grossChange, GW
198510.50+0.50
198631.50+1.00
198742.00+0.50
200253.08+1.08
200364.16+1.08

Only years in which capacity changed are listed.

All units in Czech Republic

Fuel supply exposure

The fuel families Czech Republic's operating reactors take, and the fabricators our sources document as able to make each. This is capability, not contracts: it does not say who actually supplies a given plant.

Fuel familyUnitsGW grossDocumented fabricatorsNote
VVER (hexagonal) fuel64.2TVEL Fuel Company, Westinghouse Electric Company

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