An interactive map of current and future nuclear-power producers



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THE appetite for nuclear power varies strongly from country to country. Some treat it as a side dish, some as a staple part of the diet, and a very few—France, Lithuania—sup on it almost to the exclusion of all else. Until the crisis at Japan's Fukushima plant that started on March 11th 2011, the biggest change foreseen in these habits was a large increase among Asian countries. China, as well as having 77 reactors planned and under construction, has 110 more proposed, according to the World Nuclear Association. Delivering all that would make it far and away the largest producer of nuclear electricity in the world. As our briefing on nuclear power explains, those plans may now slow, and there is obviously a large question mark over Japan's new reactors. But with the West already showing a diminished appetite for nuclear power, it seems likely to become an ever more Asian speciality. Our maps show the 30 countries that currently use nuclear power, as well 18 others that are planning to do so.