Nuclear power in Romania
nuclearchain.net/countries/romania/ · data: Global Energy Monitor (GNPT, August 2026), CC BY 4.0 · printed from the live page
Romania operates 2 nuclear power reactors across 2 sites, with 1.4 GW of gross capacity.
Operating fleet by type: PHWR (2). Principal operator: Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica.
Operating capacity over time
Data table
| Year | Units online | GW gross | Change, GW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0.71 | +0.71 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1.41 | +0.71 |
Only years in which capacity changed are listed.
Position in the fuel chain
| Facility | Stage | Operator | Capacity / output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitești | fabrication | Nuclearelectrica | 250tHM/yr |
All units in Romania
| Unit | Site | Status | Type | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernavodă nuclear power plant 1 | Cernavodă nuclear power plant | PHWR | 706 | 1996 | |
| Cernavodă nuclear power plant 2 | Cernavodă nuclear power plant | PHWR | 705 | 2007 | |
| Cernavodă nuclear power plant 3 | Cernavodă nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | PHWR | 720 | 2031 |
| Cernavodă nuclear power plant 4 | Cernavodă nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | PHWR | 720 | 2032 |
| Doicești nuclear power plant 1 | Doicești nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | - | 77 | 2030 |
| Doicești nuclear power plant 2 | Doicești nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | - | 77 | 2030 |
| Doicești nuclear power plant 3 | Doicești nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | - | 77 | 2030 |
| Doicești nuclear power plant 4 | Doicești nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | - | 77 | 2030 |
| Doicești nuclear power plant 5 | Doicești nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | - | 77 | 2030 |
| Doicești nuclear power plant 6 | Doicești nuclear power plant | Pre-construction | - | 77 | 2030 |
| Cernavodă nuclear power plant 5 | Cernavodă nuclear power plant | Cancelled | PHWR | 706 | - |
Fuel supply exposure
The fuel families Romania'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 family | Units | GW gross | Documented fabricators | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANDU / PHWR bundles | 2 | 1.4 | Cameco Corporation, BWX Technologies, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, KEPCO Nuclear Fuel, China North Nuclear Fuel Company |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
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