World NuclearPerformance Report 2022Title: World Nuclear Performance Report 2022 Produced by: World Nuclear Association Published: July 2022 Report No. 2022/003Cover image: Hinkley Point C (EDF Energy)World Nuclear Association is grateful to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for access to its Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) database, used in the preparation of this report.Country Pages data correct as of 1 July 2022.© 2022 World Nuclear Association. Registered in England and Wales, company number 01215741 This report reflects the views of industry experts but does not necessarily represent those of the World Nuclear Association’s individual member organizations.ContentsPreface 31. Nuclear Industry Performance 42. Case Studies Constructing a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor 14 Barakah: a powerhouse for the UAE’s sustainable development 16 Hinkley Point C: Build and Repeat 18 Designing and building the first land-based SMR 203. Country Pages 224. Nuclear Reactor Global Status 585. Director General’s Concluding Remarks 60Abbreviations and Terminology 62Definition of Capacity Factor 62Geographical Categories 63Further Reading 6413Nuclear generation bounced back from the pandemic-related decline seen in 2020, increasing by 100 TWh to reach 2653 TWh in 2021.However, this positive development must be put into the context of the upheaval there has been in global energy supply over the last 12 months. While governments redoubled their commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions at COP26 in Glasgow, the recovery of economies following the harsh impacts of COVID-19 led to a surge in energy demand that outstripped the growth in production from clean sources such as nuclear, resulting in more reliance...
