Buyende nuclear power plant 1
Announced Uganda
Gross capacity
1,000MW
Buyende nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Buyende nuclear power plant in Uganda rated at 1,000 MW gross. It is announced. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 2031.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | APR-1400 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,000MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Powerall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Buyende nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Uganda |
| Coordinates | 1.2440, 33.1145approximate |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 1 Jan 2031Commercial operation
Other units at Buyende nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Buyende nuclear power plant 2 | Announced | 1,000 |
Other APR-1400 units
21 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barakah nuclear power plant 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1,417 | |
| Barakah nuclear power plant 2 | United Arab Emirates | 1,417 | |
| Barakah nuclear power plant 3 | United Arab Emirates | 1,417 | |
| Barakah nuclear power plant 4 | United Arab Emirates | 1,417 | |
| Saeul nuclear power plant 1 | South Korea | 1,488 | |
| Saeul nuclear power plant 2 | South Korea | 1,491 | |
| Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant 1 | South Korea | 1,455 | |
| Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant 2 | South Korea | 1,400 | |
| Buyende nuclear power plant 2 | Uganda | Announced | 1,000 |
| Duwaiheen nuclear power plant 1 | Saudi Arabia | Announced | 1,400 |
| Duwaiheen nuclear power plant 2 | Saudi Arabia | Announced | 1,400 |
| Idaho Energy Complex Payette County nuclear power plant 1 | United States | Cancelled | 1,350 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2026-06-16
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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