
In 2012 the German nuclear power plants generated 99.46 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. As of 7th August 2011, 9 nuclear power plants with an electric gross output of 12,696 MW are in operation.
Nuclear power will continue to play an important role in the future: almost all the G8 countries and G5 countries rely on nuclear energy. There are 31 countries worldwide that rely on nuclear energy.