In the European Union in 2023 13 countries produced nuclear energy, producing a total of 619 601 gigawatt hours (GWH) of electricitywhich is an increase of 1.7 percent. Compared to 2022, Eurostat said. Nuclear power plants from these 13 countries were responsible for almost A quarter (22.8 percent) of total electricity production throughout the community.
Over half of the nuclear energy in the EU comes from France
Francethe largest nuclear energy producer in the European Union, created 54.6 percent nuclear energy throughout the European Union (338 202 GWH). She came in second Spain with production at 56 873 GWH, i.e. 9.2 percent. There were two more Scandinavian countries. Sweden generated from the 48 470 GWH atom, which accounted for 7.8 percent. all EU production, and Finlandwhich nuclear power plants created 34,308 GWH, was responsible for 5.5 percent. all nuclear energy in the EU.
Germany, which until 2021 was the second largest energy producer from the EU atom, at the beginning of 2023, generated a total of 7,216 GWH, before they completely finished the production of nuclear energy in April.
Countries most dependent on the atom
The EU country was most dependent on nuclear energy in 2023. France. The current generated in the French nuclear power plants accounted for 64.5 percent. all generated electricity in the country. She came in second Slovakia from 61.3 percent participation in the atom in the general domestic production of electricity. In three consecutive countries, the share of atomic energy in general domestic production was at the level of above 40 percent. On Hungary The addiction to the atom was at the level of 44.8 percent, in Finland 44.1 percent and in Bulgaria 40.2 percent
While Tonly 1.4 percent electricity generated in Germany and 3.3 percent In the Netherlands it came from nuclear power plants.
