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Nuclear power production in the EU increased 4.8 pct in 2024
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12 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 649 524 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity in 2024, an increase of 4.8% compared with 2023, according to Eurostat.
Nuclear power plants accounted for 23.3% of the total electricity production in the EU.
The EU’s largest nuclear producer, France, generated 58.6% of the EU’s nuclear power (380 451 GWh).
Compared with 2023, nuclear electricity production increased the most in France (+12.5%), followed by Sweden (4.5%) and Slovenia (+4.2%).
The EU countries most reliant on nuclear electricity in 2024 were France (67.3% of all electricity generated) and Slovakia (61.6%).