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Energy > Non-renewables > Nuclear Stats: compare key data on China & France

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STAT China France
Capacity 12,086 MW
Ranked 8th.
63,130 MW
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than China
Capacity per million people 8.95 MW
Ranked 29th.
960.93 MW
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than China
Nuclear reactors 17
Ranked 7th.
58
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Nuclear reactors under construction 32
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than France
1
Ranked 10th.
Nuclear share of electricity production 2%
Ranked 30th.
74.85%
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than China
Uranium production 31,399
Ranked 15th.
75,982
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than China
Uranium production per thousand people 0.0237
Ranked 26th.
1.18
Ranked 15th. 50 times more than China
Uranium reserves 171,400
Ranked 10th. 1714 times more than France
100
Ranked 35th.
Uranium reserves (world share) 3.2%
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 32nd.
Uranium reserves per thousand people 0.129
Ranked 27th. 83 times more than France
0.00155
Ranked 35th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (Overview) ("Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation in 2011" . IAEA. 203-04-13 . Retrieved 2013-04-14 .); Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (Overview) ("Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation in 2011" . IAEA. 203-04-13 . Retrieved 2013-04-14 .). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (List of nuclear reactors by country) (World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements, Operational & Long-Term Shutdown Reactors); Wikipedia: List of countries by uranium reserves; Wikipedia: List of countries by uranium reserves. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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