Europe's nuclear leaders: Which countries produce the most?

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Mar 25, 2026 · 608 words · By Servet Yanatma

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What to know about Europe's nuclear leaders: Which countries produce the most?

Nuclear power accounts for 12% of the EU’s energy mix.

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What happened

Nuclear power accounts for 12% of the EU’s energy mix.

Why it matters

Yet despite recent increases, overall nuclear power production is declining.

Common ground

The prospect of joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's potential retaliation against Gulf states is high on the agenda in Europe, where governments are weighing the risks to energy supply and fuel prices.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that In the UK, the share of nuclear power is 12.4%, while the Netherlands has the lowest level at 3%?
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Claim 1: “In the UK, the share of nuclear power is 12.4%, while the Netherlands has the lowest level at 3%.”

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Claim 2: “Nuclear power production in the EU fell to 609,255 GWh in 2022, following a drop from 2023.”

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Claim 3: “The EU produced 43% of its energy while 57% was imported in 2024, according to the European Commission.”

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Claim 4: “France has by far the largest share of nuclear energy in its energy mix, at 40.3%.”

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Claim 5: “The EU's energy mix varies widely, with some countries significantly increasing renewable energy use while nuclear remains the main source in a few.”

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Claim 6: “In 2024, the EU’s energy mix consisted of five main sources: crude oil and petroleum products (38%), natural gas (21%), renewable energy (20%), nuclear energy (12%), and solid fuels (10%).”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — REPowerEU is a strategy adopted by the European Commission in May 2022 in response to the sharp rise in energy prices and the energy security risks that followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukrain…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — EU is the European Union, a political and economic union of 27 member states primarily located in Europe. U, Eu or eu may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The supranational union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an e…
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Claim 7: “In five countries, the share of nuclear power in electricity production is around 40%: Czechia (42.3%), Finland (40.4%), Hungary (39.8%), Slovenia (39.2%), and Bulgaria (39.1%).”

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Claim 8: “Nuclear power production has declined over time, falling by 20% between 2014 and 2024, and by 30% between 2004 and 2024, according to Eurostat.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Commissioner for Energy and Housing is a member of the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Dan Jørgensen, in office since 1 December 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran's nuclear program began under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the 1950s as part of the U.S. Atoms for Peace initiative. In 1967, Iran established the Tehran Nuclear Research Center with a U.S.-supp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک, romanized: barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak (برجام, BARJAM)), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran dea…
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Claim 9: “Nuclear power accounts for 12% of the EU’s energy mix.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 2025, Nuclear power in the European Union accounted for approximately 22% of total electricity production and nearly one-third of low-carbon energy production across the EU. The energy policies …
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Claim 10: “Romania (20.5%) and Spain (18.7%) meet around one-fifth of their electricity needs from nuclear power.”

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Claim 11: “France and Slovakia rely heavily on nuclear energy for electricity, with shares of 69% and 66.4%, respectively.”

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Claim 12: “In the EU, the share of nuclear power in electricity production was 23.4% in 2025 according to Ember and the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy.”

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Claim 13: “The share of nuclear power in electricity production is above the EU average in Belgium (33.1%), Switzerland (31.2%), and Sweden (27.6%).”

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Claim 14: “Germany has stopped producing nuclear energy, with production falling to zero in 2024.”

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Claim 15: “In 2024, the EU generated 649,524 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from nuclear power, a 4.8% increase from 2023.”

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