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Nuclear Power Programs Since 19801
| Country | Nature of Shift | Major Reasons for Shift |
| Argentina | 4 planned plants canceled; one under construction in danger of cancellation. | Financial problems; foreign debt; new civilian government. |
| Brazil | Government canceled 6 of 8 planned plants in 1986; delayed 2 others. | Financial problems; foreign debt; new civilian government. |
| China | 8 of 10 plants canceled in 5-year plan of 1986. | Foreign exchange requirements. |
| France | Slowdown from 6 orders in 1980 to 1 each in 1986 and 1987. | Slowed electricity demand growth; nuclear over-capacity. |
| Italy | Planned capacity cut drastically. | Rising costs; safety; strong local opposition. |
| Japan | Capacity goals cut in 1984. Government still committed to program. | Slowed electricity demand growth; technical problems. |
| Mexico | Plans to build 20 plants reduced to 2. | Financial problems; foreign debt. |
| Spain | 5 plants under construction mothballed or canceled, 1983. | Rising costs; technical problems; new government's policies. |
| Sweden | 1980 referendum called for phase out by 2010. 1986 statements affirm course. | Safety and waste concerns, intensified by Chernobyl. |
| United Kingdom | No plant orders in 7 years. | Political opposition. |
| United States | 54 plants canceled; no new orders; de facto moratorium. | Rising costs; slowed electricity demand growth. |
| West Germany | Major delays in most plant construction; de facto moratorium on new orders. | Slowed electricity demand growth; political opposition. |
1 Flavin, Reassessing Nuclear Power: The Fallout From Chernobyl, op. cit. pp. 54-55
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