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This map shows all countries with nuclear power generating plants in 1983.
On September 26, 1983, the world had 255[1] nuclear power plants in various stages of construction, operation, and decommissioning.
These plants, including their fuel and waste, contributed to the damage of the Doomsday event when they were damaged or when the crew could not shut them down safely. Even a shut-down nuclear plant remains dangerous for months or years: if water cannot be continually pumped over the reactor core, it will overheat and cause a meltdown. The electronic components in nuclear plants typically were shielded against EMPs from nuclear weapons, but their cooling pumps still relied on power from the grid. With the grid fried by EMPs, the plants relied on backup systems run on diesel and battery power. Unless the power grid could be restored - or the plant had access to an indefinite supply of diesel fuel - these systems eventually failed.
In fact, the radioactive contamination left by these meltdowns and leaks was much more persistent than the effects of the missiles themselves. In some places, the damage has been compounded when states or armed groups reused the radioactive material to make dirty bombs.
Those few nuclear plants that remained operable became major political controversies. In the years since 1983, a small number of plants that had been incomplete or decommissioned have been brought online; but no new nuclear plant has yet been built owing to the expense, the scarcity of materials, and local opposition. Nevertheless, a few countries have announced their intention to research nuclear power or build new plants. Currently there are 11[2] active nuclear power plants around the world, all of them built before 1983.
Some facilities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) survived in Geneva and Monaco. The agency has been revived, but transformed into the International Radiological and Chemical Agency (IRCA), an office of the League of Nations. In the post-nuclear world, its role is more important than ever.
Most of IRCA's work is done by its ten regional response teams, most of which are further broken down into sub-regions. The first phase of its mission was to track down the fate and status of the world's reactors and waste sites, a first step toward efforts to mitigate the damage caused by meltdowns and leaks. Nowadays it works to help shut down and decommission abandoned plants in unclaimed territory that might still be hazardous, plants in small nations lacking resources to safely decommission a plant, and secure radioactive materials. The states that fund this work assist with commissioning fossil fuel or renewable energy sources as well as assist with procuring radioactive material for healthcare systems.
This page is intended to be a complete census of the world's nuclear plants in 1983 and afterward. The source is this List of commercial nuclear reactors.
Latin America
- Total plants: 5
- IRCA Regional HQ: Buenos Aires
- Subregional offices: Veracruz, Rio de Janeiro
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Atucha | Argentina | Argentina | 1968 | 1974 | active | survived |
Embalse | Argentina | Argentina | 1974 | 1998 | under construction | brought online |
Angra | Brazil | Brazil | 1971 | 2000 | under construction | brought online |
Juraguá | Cuba | Cuba | 1983 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Laguna Verde | Mexico | Mexico | 1976 | n/a | under construction | construction halted permanently |
United States
- Total plants: 84
- IRCA Regional HQ: Riverhead (Long Island)
- Subregional offices: Yreka, Fort Collins, Laredo, Kewaunee, Americus
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Arkansas | Arkansas | Russellville | 1968 | 1974 | active | ? |
Arnold | Iowa | Cedar Rapids exclusion zone | 1970 | 1975 | active | meltdown |
Beaver Valley | Pennsylvania | North Pennsylvania influence | 1970 | 1976 | active | ? |
Bellefonte | Alabama | northeast Alabama (lawless zone) | 1975 | n/a | construction halted | abandoned |
Big Rock Point | Michigan | Superior | 1960 | 1963 | active | partial meltdown, later contained and quarantined |
Braidwood | Illinois | northern Illinois (lawless zone) | 1975 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Browns Ferry | Alabama | Alabama influence | 1967 | 1974 | active | ? |
Brunswick | North Carolina | Cape Fear exclusion zone | 1970 | 1975 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1983 |
Byron | Illinois | Quad Cities influence | 1975 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Callaway | Missouri | central Missouri (lawless zone) | 1975 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Calvert Cliffs | Maryland | Delmarva | 1968 | 1975 | active | shut down, decontaminated |
Catawba | South Carolina | Charlotte exclusion zone | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Clinton | Illinois | Springfield-Decatur exclusion zone | 1975 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Columbia | Washington | Pasco | 1972 | n/a | under construction | shut down, contained |
Comanche Peak | Texas | Texas influence | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Connecticut Yankee | Connecticut | Vermont influence | 1964 | 1968 | active | meltdown |
Cook | Michigan | Chicago exclusion zone | 1969 | 1975 | active | meltdown |
Cooper | Nebraska | Lincoln | 1968 | 1974 | active | shut down, leaks contained |
Crystal River | Florida | Gainesville | 1968 | 1977 | active | ? |
Davis-Besse | Ohio | Toledo | 1970 | 1978 | active | survived, leak contained, decommissioned in 2003 |
Diablo Canyon | California | Chumash | 1968 | n/a | construction halted | repurposed |
Dresden | Illinois | Chicago exclusion zone | 1956 | 1960 | active | meltdown |
Farley | Alabama | Neonotia | 1970 | 1977 | active | shut down, leaks contained |
Fermi | Michigan | Toledo influence | 1956 | 1966 | active | meltdown |
Fort Calhoun | Nebraska | Lincoln (Omaha exclusion zone) | 1966 | 1973 | active | partial meltdown, later contained and quarantined |
Fort St. Vrain | Colorado | USA (Colorado) | 1968 | 1979 | active | shut down, leaks contained |
Ginna | New York | Rochester exclusion zone | 1966 | 1970 | active | meltdown |
Grand Gulf | Mississippi | Natchez influence | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Hanford | Washington | Pasco influence (Hanford exclusion zone) | 1943 | 1944 | active | destroyed, quarantined, some decontamination |
Harris | North Carolina | Raleigh exclusion zone | 1978 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Hatch | Georgia | Neonotia | 1968 | 1975 | active | meltdown, quarantined |
Hope Creek | New Jersey | Delmarva | 1976 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
Humboldt Bay | California | Jefferson | 1960 | 1963 | shut down | abandoned, leaks partially contained |
Indian Point | New York | New York City exclusion zone | 1956 | 1962 | active | meltdown |
Kewaunee | Wisconsin | Superior | 1968 | 1974 | active | shut down, contained |
La Crosse | Wisconsin | western Wisconsin (lawless zone) | 1967 | 1969 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown later |
LaSalle County | Illinois | northern Illinois (lawless zone) | 1979 | 1982 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown |
Limerick | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia exclusion zone | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaks contained |
Maine Yankee | Maine | Brunswick exclusion zone | 1968 | 1972 | active | meltdown |
McGuire | North Carolina | Charlotte exclusion zone | 1971 | 1981 | active | meltdown |
Millstone | Connecticut | New London exclusion zone | 1966 | 1971 | active | meltdown |
Monticello | Minnesota | Twin Cities exclusion zone | 1967 | 1971 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown later |
Nine Mile Point / FitzPatrick | New York | Oswego | 1965 | 1975 | active | ? |
North Anna | Virginia | Delmarva influence | 1971 | 1978 | active | shut down, major leak contained 2011, quarantined |
Oconee | South Carolina | Piedmont | 1967 | 1973 | active | shut down, contained, reactivated 2000 |
Oyster Creek | New Jersey | Atlantic City influence | 1964 | 1969 | active | ? |
Palisades | Michigan | southern Michigan (lawless zone) | 1967 | 1971 | active | shut down, leaking |
Palo Verde | Arizona | Tonopah exclusion zone | 1976 | n/a | under construction | destroyed |
Parr | South Carolina | central South Carolina (lawless zone) | 1960 | 1963 | shut down | abandoned, leaking |
Pathfinder | South Dakota | USA (Dakota) | 1959 | 1966 | shut down, decontaminated, repurposed | active natural gas plant, reactor removed and contained |
Peach Bottom | Pennsylvania | Gettysburg influence | 1962 | 1967 | active | shut down, leaking |
Perry | Ohio | northeast Ohio exclusion zone | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Pilgrim | Massachusetts | Plymouth | 1968 | 1972 | active | shut down, reactivated 1989, shut down 2015, in decontamination |
Piqua | Ohio | southern Ohio (lawless zone) | 1956 | 1963 | shut down, decontaminated, repurposed | abandoned |
Point Beach | Wisconsin | Superior | 1967 | 1970 | active | shut down, contained |
Prairie Island | Minnesota | Twin Cities exclusion zone | 1968 | 1973 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown later |
Quad Cities | Illinois | Quad Cities | 1967 | 1973 | active | shut down, contained |
Rancho Seco | California | California Republic influence | 1966 | 1974 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1983 |
River Bend | Louisiana | Natchez influence | 1977 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Robinson | South Carolina | Pee Dee basin (lawless zone) | 1967 | 1971 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1989 |
Salem | New Jersey | Delmarva | 1968 | 1977 | active | shut down, decontaminated |
San Onofre | California | San Diego exclusion zone | 1964 | 1968 | active | meltdown |
Saxton | Pennsylvania | State College influence | 1960 | 1961 | shut down, in decontamination | abandoned |
Seabrook | New Hampshire | Vermont influence (Portsmouth exclusion zone) | 1976 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned, collapsed |
Sequoyah | Tennessee | East Tennessee | 1970 | 1981 | active | shut down, contained |
Shippingport | Pennsylvania | North Pennsylvania influence | 1954 | 1957 | shut down | leaks partially contained |
Shoreham | New York | Outer Lands | 1972 | 2001 | under construction | brought online |
South Texas | Texas | coastal Texas (lawless zone) | 1975 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
St. Lucie | Florida | Florida influence | 1970 | 1976 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1986 |
Summer | South Carolina | central South Carolina (lawless zone) | 1973 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Surry | Virginia | Hampton Roads exclusion zone | 1968 | 1972 | active | meltdown |
Susquehanna | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna | 1973 | 1983 | active | shut down, partially contained |
Three Mile Island | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg-TMI exclusion zone | 1968 | 1974 | shut down, in repairs from 1979 partial meltdown | decay heat meltdown |
Trojan | Oregon | Astoria influence | 1970 | 1976 | active | shut down, leaking |
Turkey Point | Florida | Miami exclusion zone | 1967 | 1972 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1983 |
Vallecitos | California | Bay Area exclusion zone | 1956 | 1957 | shut down | abandoned, contained |
Vermont Yankee | Vermont | Vermont | 1967 | 1972 | active | shut down, contained |
Vogtle | Georgia | northeastern Georgia (lawless zone) | 1976 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Waterford | Louisiana | eastern Louisiana (lawless zone) | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, collapsed, leaking |
Watts Bar | Tennessee | East Tennessee | 1973 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
Wolf Creek | Kansas | Verdigris influence | 1977 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaks contained 2016 |
Yankee Rowe | Massachusetts | Vermont | 1954 | 1960 | active | shut down, contained |
Zion | Illinois | North Chicago exclusion zone | 1968 | 1973 | active | meltdown |
Canada
- Total plants: 7
- IRCA Regional HQ: Bathurst
- Subregional office: Kingston
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pickering | Ontario | Toronto exclusion zone | 1966 | 1971 | active | meltdown |
Darlington | Ontario | Toronto exclusion zone | 1981 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Bruce | Ontario | Bruce Peninsula (lawless zone) | 1970 | 1977 | active | shut down, leaking |
Nuclear Power Demonstration | Ontario | northern Ontario (lawless zone) | 1958 | 1962 | active | shut down, leaking |
Douglas Point | Ontario | Waterloo influence | 1960 | 1968 | active | ? |
Gentilly | Quebec | Montreal exclusion zone | 1966 | 1972 | active | meltdown |
Point Lepreau | New Brunswick | Canada (New Brunswick Territory) | 1975 | 1983 | active | ? |
Western Europe
- Total plants: 84
- IRCA Regional HQ: Geneva
- Subregional offices: Monaco, Luxembourg, Tortora, Aberystwyth, Salerno, Husum
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Zwentendorf | Austria | Alpine Conf. (Vienna exclusion zone) | 1972 | n/a | construction halted, small research reactor only | partial meltdown, contained, decontaminated |
Mol | Belgium | Kleine-Brogel exclusion zone | 1957 | 1962 | active | meltdown |
Doel | Belgium | Antwerp exclusion zone | 1969 | 1975 | active | meltdown |
Tihange | Belgium | Luxembourg influence | 1970 | 1975 | active | shut down, leaks contained 2012 |
Belleville | France | central France (lawless zone) | 1980 | n/a | under construction | abandoned |
Blayais | France | Bordeaux exclusion zone | 1977 | 1981 | active | meltdown |
Brennilis | France | Celtic Alliance (Landivisiau exclusion zone) | 1962 | 1965 | active | meltdown |
Bugey | France | Alpine influence (Lyon exclusion zone) | 1964 | 1972 | active | meltdown, partly contained 1999, quarantined |
Cattenom | France | Luxembourg | 1979 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
Chinon | France | Poitou | 1957 | 1964 | active | shut down, leaking |
Chooz | France | Luxembourg influence | 1960 | 1967 | active | meltdown, partially contained, quarantined |
Cruas | France | Rhône exclusion zone | 1978 | 1983 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown |
Dampierre | France | Paris exclusion zone | 1974 | 1980 | active | meltdown |
Fessenheim | France | Alpine Conf. | 1970 | 1978 | active | shut down, major leaks contained, in decontamination |
Flamanville | France | Celtic Alliance | 1979 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed, storing radioactive waste |
Golfech | France | Garonne exclusion zone | `1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Gravelines | France | Lille influence | 1974 | 1980 | active | shut down, leaking |
Marcoule | France | Rhône exclusion zone | 1952 | 1956 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown |
Nogent | France | Paris exclusion zone | 1981 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Paluel | France | Seine exclusion zone | 1977 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaks partially contained |
Penly | France | Lille | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
Saint-Alban | France | Rhône exclusion zone | 1979 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Saint-Laurent | France | Région Centre (lawless zone) | 1963 | 1969 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown |
Superphénix | France | Celtic Alliance | 1974 | n/a | construction completed | shut down, decontaminated |
Tricastin | France | Massif Central (lawless zone) | 1974 | 1980 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown |
Caorso | Italy | Cispadane Republic | 1970 | 1981 | active | shut down, partially contained |
Fermi | Italy | Alpine Conf. | 1961 | 1965 | active | partial meltdown, abandoned, shut down 1997 |
Garigliano | Italy | Sicily | 1959 | 1964 | shut down | brought online 2019 |
Latina | Italy | Sicily | 1958 | 1964 | active | shut down, leaks contained 1989 |
Montalto | Italy | Sicily | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repourpsed |
Borssele | Netherlands | Scheldt exclusion zone | 1969 | 1973 | active | meltdown |
Dodewaard | Netherlands | Soesterberg exclusion zone | 1965 | 1969 | active | meltdown |
Almaraz | Spain | Extremadura | 1973 | 1981 | active | shut down, contained |
Ascó | Spain | Aragon | 1974 | n/a | under construction | contained |
Cabrera | Spain | Madrid exclusion zone | 1964 | 1969 | active | meltdown |
Confrentes | Spain | Valencia exclusion zone | 1975 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Garoña | Spain | exclusion zone between Euskadi, Iberia, León | 1966 | 1971 | active | shut down, leaking, quarantined |
Lemóniz | Spain | Bilbao exclusion zone | 1972 | n/a | construction halted, no fuel | damaged, abandoned |
Trillo | Spain | Madrid exclusion zone | 1979 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Valdecaballeros | Spain | Extremadura | 1975 | n/a | construction halted | abandoned, occupied by bandits |
Vandellòs | Spain | Catalonia (lawless zone) | 1967 | 1972 | active | abandoned, leaking |
Beznau | Switzerland | Alpine Conf. | 1965 | 1969 | active | shut down, partial decay heat meltdown, contained, quarantined |
Gösgen | Switzerland | Alpine Conf. | 1973 | 1979 | active | shut down, leaks contained, quarantined |
Leibstadt | Switzerland | Alpine Conf. | 1972 | n/a | under construction | construction halted, quarantined, in decontamination |
Lucens | Switzerland | Alpine Conf. | 1962 | 1966 | shut down, in decontamination | decontaminated |
Mühleberg | Switzerland | Alpine Conf. | 1967 | 1972 | active | survived, shut down 1988, decontaminated |
Berkeley | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance (Bristol exclusion zone) | 1956 | 1962 | active | meltdown |
Bradwell | United Kingdom | Essex (Dengie exclusion zone) | 1957 | 1962 | active | meltdown |
Calder Hall | United Kingdom | Northumbria (Sellafield exclusion zone) | 1953 | 1956 | active | meltdown |
Chapelcross | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance | 1955 | 1959 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1984, partly contained 2012 |
Dounreay | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance | 1955 | 1959 | active | shut down, contained, decontaminated 2017 |
Dungeness | United Kingdom | Southern England | 1960 | 1965 | active | shut down, contained |
Hartlepool | United Kingdom | Cleveland | 1969 | 1983 | active | survived, shut down 2002 |
Heysham | United Kingdom | Lancaster | 1970 | 1983 | active | shut down, contained, in decontamination |
Hinkley Point | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance | 1957 | 1965 | active | shut down, leaks contained, in decontamination |
Hunterston | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance | 1957 | 1964 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1983 |
Oldbury | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance (Bristol exclusion zone) | 1962 | 1967 | active | meltdown |
Sizewell | United Kingdom | Woodbridge | 1961 | 1966 | active | meltdown |
Torness | United Kingdom | Scotland | 1980 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Trawsfynydd | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance | 1959 | 1965 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1984, contained, in decontamination |
Winfrith | United Kingdom | exclusion zone between Celtic Alliance and Southern England | 1957 | 1959 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown 1983, quarantined |
Wylfa | United Kingdom | Celtic Alliance | 1963 | 1971 | active | shut down, contained, decontaminated 2019 |
Biblis | West Germany | Mannheim exclusion zone | 1969 | 1974 | active | meltdown |
Brokdorf | West Germany | North Germany | 1975 | n/a | under construction | contained, in decontamination |
Brunsbüttel | West Germany | North Germany | 1969 | 1976 | active | shut down, partially decontaminated and contained 1983 |
Emsland | West Germany | North Germany influence | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Grafenrheinfeld | West Germany | Würzburg exclusion zone | 1975 | 1981 | active | meltdown |
Grohnde | West Germany | Northeim | 1975 | n/a | under construction | shut down, major leaks 1988 contained 2014 |
Gundremmingen | West Germany | exclusion zone between Bavaria and Swabia-Württemberg | 1962 | 1967 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown, quarantined |
Isar-Niederaichbach | West Germany | Bavaria | 1966 | 1973 | active | shut down, contained |
Jülich | West Germany | Rhineland influence | 1961 | 1969 | active | ? |
Kahl-Großwelzheim | West Germany | Waldeck-Hesse influence | 1958 | 1960 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown, partially contained and quarantined |
Kalkar | West Germany | Niederrhein exclusion zone | 1973 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned, in ruins |
Karlsruhe | West Germany | Rhineland | 1961 | 1965 | active | shut down, contained |
Krümmel | West Germany | North Germany (Hamburg exclusion zone) | 1972 | 1983 | active | meltdown |
Lingen | West Germany | North Germany influence | 1964 | 1968 | shut down | abandoned, leaking |
Mülheim-Kärlich | West Germany | Koblenz exclusion zone | 1975 | n/a | under construction | destroyed, radioactive |
Neckarwestheim | West Germany | Heilbronn exclusion zone | 1972 | 1976 | active | meltdown |
Obrigheim | West Germany | northern Baden-Württemberg (lawless zone) | 1965 | 1969 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown later |
Philippsburg | West Germany | Mannheim exclusion zone | 1970 | 1980 | active | meltdown |
Stade | West Germany | North Germany (Hamburg exclusion zone) | 1967 | 1972 | active | meltdown |
THTR-300 | West Germany | Ruhr exclusion zone | 1971 | n/a | construction complete, in trials | meltdown |
Unterweser | West Germany | North Germany (Bremerhaven exclusion zone) | 1972 | 1978 | active | meltdown |
Würgassen | West Germany | Waldeck-Hesse? | 1968 | 1971 | active | ? |
Nordic Countries
- Total plants: 8
- IRCA Regional HQ: Stockholm
- Subregional office: Helsinki
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Loviisa | Finland | Finland | 1971 | 1977 | active | partial meltdown, contained, in decontamination |
Olkiluoto | Finland | Finland | 1973 | 1979 | active | shut down, reactivated 1991 |
Ågesta | Sweden | Sweden | 1957 | 1964 | shut down, decontaminated, repurposed | repurposed |
Barsebäck | Sweden | Sweden (Copenhagen-Malmö exclusion zone) | 1969 | 1975 | active | meltdown, contained, quarantined |
Forsmark | Sweden | Sweden | 1973 | 1980 | active | shut down, reactivated 1984 |
Marviken (R4) | Sweden | Sweden | 1959 | n/a | construction halted, repurposed | repurposed |
Oskarshamn | Sweden | Sweden | 1965 | 1972 | active | shut down, reactivated 1986 |
Ringhals | Sweden | Sweden | 1969 | 1975 | active | partial meltdown, contained, in decontamination |
Eastern Europe
- Total plants: 11
- IRCA Regional HQ: Ljubljana
- Subregional office: Berlin
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | |
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Kozloduy | Bulgaria | Rhodope influence | 1970 | 1974 | active | shut down, contained |
Bohunice | Czechoslovakia | Western Slovakia exclusion zone | 1958 | 1972 | active | meltdown |
Dukovany | Czechoslovakia | southern Moravia (lawless zone) | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Mochovce | Czechoslovakia | Nitra | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
Greifswald | East Germany | Prussia (Peenemünde exclusion zone) | 1967 | 1974 | active | meltdown |
Rheinsberg | East Germany | Prussia (Furstenberg/Havel exclusion zone) | 1960 | 1966 | active | meltdown |
Stendal | East Germany | Prussia | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Paks | Hungary | central Hungary (lawless zone) | 1967 | 1982 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown later |
Żarnowiec | Poland | Prussia | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
Cernavodă | Romania | Transylvania influence | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Krško | Yugoslavia | Slovenia | 1975 | 1983 | active | survived, shut down 1990, in decontamination |
Soviet Union
- Total plants: 28[3]
- IRCA Regional HQ: Krasnoyarsk
- Subregional offices: Bilibino, Kursk, Kuznetsovsk, Telšiai
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Armenian | Armenian SSR | Armenia (Metsamor exclusion zone) | 1969 | 1977 | active | destroyed, meltdown |
Minsk | Byelorussian SSR | Belarus influence (Minsk exclusion zone) | 1983 | n/a | construction halted, no fuel | abandoned |
Shevchenko | Kazakh SSR | Mangyshlak Peninsula (lawless zone) | 1964 | 1973 | active | shut down, leaking |
Ignalina | Lithuanian SSR | Daugavpils exclusion zone | 1974 | n/a | under construction | abandoned, leaking |
Balakovo | Russian SFSR | Russian Confederacy | 1980 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Bashkir | Russian SFSR (Bashkir ASSR) | Bashkiria (lawless zone) | 1983 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Beloyarsk | Russian SFSR | Yekaterinburg exclusion zone | 1958 | 1964 | active | meltdown |
Bilibino | Russian SFSR | Socialist Siberia | 1966 | 1974 | active | shut down, brought online 1994 |
Gorky | Russian SFSR | Nizhny Novgorod exclusion zone | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | destroyed |
Kalinin | Russian SFSR | Novgorod influence | 1974 | n/a | under construction | shut down, leaking |
Kola | Russian SFSR | Socialist Siberia | 1970 | 1973 | active | shut down, damaged in fighting, decay heat meltdown |
Kostroma | Russian SFSR | Kostroma Oblast (lawless zone) | 1980 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Kursk | Russian SFSR | Russian Confederacy | 1972 | 1977 | active | shut down, leaks contained |
Leningrad | Russian SFSR | Leningrad exclusion zone | 1970 | 194\74 | active | meltdown |
Novovoronezh | Russian SFSR | Russian Confederacy | 1957 | 1964 | active | ? |
Obninsk | Russian SFSR | Moscow exclusion zone | 1951 | 1954 | active | meltdown |
Rostov | Russian SFSR | Don | 1979 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
South Ural | Russian SFSR | Chelyabinsk Oblast (lawless zone) | 1982 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Smolensk | Russian SFSR | Russian Confederacy influence | 1975 | 1982 | construction complete, in trials | shut down, leaking |
Tatar | Russian SFSR (Tatar ASSR) | eastern Tatarstan (lawless zone) | 1980 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Voronezh | Russian SFSR | Russian Confederacy (Voronezh exclusion zone) | 1983 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | destroyed |
Chernobyl | Ukrainian SSR | Polesia (Chernobyl exclusion zone) | 1970 | 1978 | active | partial meltdown, contained 1983, quarantined |
Chyhyryn | Ukrainian SSR | Podolia influence (Dnieper exclusion zone) | 1981 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Khmelnytskyi | Ukrainian SSR | Volhynia influence | 1981 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Odessa | Ukrainian SSR | Odessa exclusion zone | 1980 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Rivne | Ukrainian SSR | Volhynia | 1973 | 1980 | active | shut down, contained |
South Ukraine | Ukrainian SSR | Mykolaiv Oblast (lawless zone) | 1977 | n/a | construction complete, in trials | shut down, leaking |
Zaporizhzhia | Ukrainian SSR | Zaporizhzhia oblast (lawless zone) | 1981 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
East Asia
- Total plants: 22
- IRCA Regional HQ: Kyoto
- Subregional offices: Kaesong, Hengchun
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Qinshan | China | northern Zhejiang (lawless zone) | 1983 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | abandoned |
Fukushima Daiichi | Japan | Japan | 1967 | 1971 | active | shut down, contained, in decontamination |
Fukushima Daini | Japan | Japan | 1976 | 1982 | active | shut down, contained, in decontamination |
Genkai | Japan | Japan | 1971 | 1975 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown, partially contained |
Hamaoka | Japan | Japan | 1971 | 1976 | active | shut down, contained, in decontamination |
Ikata | Japan | Japan | 1973 | 1977 | active | shut down, decay heat meltdown, contained, quarantined |
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | Japan | Japan | 1980 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | construction halted |
Mihama | Japan | Japan | 1967 | 1970 | active | shut down, contained |
Oi | Japan | Japan | 1972 | 1979 | active | shut down, contained, reactivated briefly 2014 |
Onagawa | Japan | Japan | 1980 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | construction halted |
Shimane | Japan | Japan | 1970 | 1974 | active | shut down, contained |
Takahama | Japan | Japan | 1970 | 1974 | active | shut down, contained |
Tokai | Japan | Japan (Tokyo exclusion zone) | 1961 | 1966 | active | shut down, contained, quarantined |
Tsuruga-Fugen | Japan | Japan | 1966 | 1970 | active | shut down, major leaks partially contained, quarantined |
Nyongbyon | North Korea | Korea | 1979 | n/a | under construction (research reactor active) | leaks contained, in decontamination |
Bataan | Philippines | Philippines | 1976 | n/a | construction halted | dismantled |
Kori | South Korea | Korea | 1972 | 1978 | active | meltdown, quarantined |
Wolsong | South Korea | Korea | 1977 | 1983 | active | shut down, contained |
Yeonggwang | South Korea | Korea | 1981 | n/a | under construction | shut down, leaks contained, in decontamination |
Jinshan | Taiwan | Taiwan (Taipei exclusion zone) | 1972 | 1978 | active | meltdown |
Kuosheng | Taiwan | Taiwan (Taipei exclusion zone) | 1975 | 1981 | active | meltdown |
Maanshan | Taiwan | Taiwan | 1978 | n/a | under construction | shut down, brought online 1992, shut down again 1994, contained |
West and South Asia
- Total plants: 5
- IRCA Regional HQ: Bombay
- Subregional office: Madras
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Madras | India | Tamil Nadu | 1970 | 1984 | construction completed | shut down 1987, reactivated 1999 |
Narora | India | Union of India | 1976 | n/a | under construction, no fuel | repurposed |
Rajasthan | India | Union of India | 1963 | 1973 | active | survived |
Tarapur | India | Union of India | 1961 | 1969 | active | survived, decommissioned 2009 |
Bushehr | Iran | Iran | 1975 | n/a | construction halted, no fuel | destroyed 1986 in war with Iraq |
Africa
- Total plants: 1
- IRCA Regional HQ: Cape Town
Name | Jurisdiction (1983) | Jurisdiction (2022) | Construction start | Operational | Status in 1983 | Fate |
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Koeberg | South Africa | Good Hope | 1976 | n/a | under construction, in repairs from 1983 bomb attack | leaks contained, in decontamination |
Notes
- ↑ For this page, I'm not counting the individual reactors in each plant. I'm also counting two plants as one when they're located on the same or directly adjacent premises, an arrangement that was especially common in West Germany.
- ↑ Countries still operating nuclear plants are Argentina (2), Brazil, the Outer Lands, Sicily, Finland, Sweden (2), Socialist Siberia, Tamil Nadu, and India.
- ↑ Note that some of these plants share names with known missile targets but are not listed as "meltdown/destroyed". This is because they take their names from the oblasts where they are located and may be quite distant from the respective cities.
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