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Nuclear power in Iran

Iran operates 1 nuclear power reactor across 4 sites, with 1.0 GW of gross capacity. A further 1 unit is under construction, adding 1.1 GW.

Operating
1
1.0 GW gross
Under construction
1
1.1 GW
Planned
6
incl. 0 announced
Retired
0
3 cancelled
Operating1Pre-construction2circle area ∝ site capacitydashed = approximate position 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 (1). Principal operator: Nuclear Power Production And Development CO Of Iran.

Operating capacity over time

First reactor online2013
Peak1.0 GW in 2013
Now1.0 GW 1 unit
2026 so farno change
00.20.40.60.812020GW
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
201311.00+1.00

Only years in which capacity changed are listed.

Position in the fuel chain

All units in Iran

Fuel supply exposure

The fuel families Iran'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) fuel11.0TVEL Fuel Company, Westinghouse Electric Company

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Sources

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