Another miserable year for nuclear power as renewables surge
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 8:01 amAnother miserable year for nuclear power as renewables surge
Jim Green - RENEW Ecomony - January 27, 2026
EXCERPT: "The latest World Nuclear Industry Status Report has crunched the numbers to show that 2025 was another underwhelming year for nuclear power.
Here are the key 2025 global figures:
* power reactor startups (grid connections): 4 reactors, 4.4 gigawatts (GW) capacity
* permanent shutdowns: 7 reactors, 2.8 GW
* net growth of nuclear capacity: 1.6 GW
* power reactor construction starts: 11 reactors, 12.0 GW
The four reactor startups were in China (2), Russia and India. That is the lower number of startups since 2017. . . . . "
[ https://reneweconomy.com.au/another-mis ... les-surge/ ]
Jim Green - RENEW Ecomony - January 27, 2026
EXCERPT: "The latest World Nuclear Industry Status Report has crunched the numbers to show that 2025 was another underwhelming year for nuclear power.
Here are the key 2025 global figures:
* power reactor startups (grid connections): 4 reactors, 4.4 gigawatts (GW) capacity
* permanent shutdowns: 7 reactors, 2.8 GW
* net growth of nuclear capacity: 1.6 GW
* power reactor construction starts: 11 reactors, 12.0 GW
The four reactor startups were in China (2), Russia and India. That is the lower number of startups since 2017. . . . . "
[ https://reneweconomy.com.au/another-mis ... les-surge/ ]