Hard/Strategic Infrastructure/Energy Infrastructure

Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Radioactive Waste

Nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste covers the facilities that supply and close the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication plants, reprocessing facilities, interim spent fuel stores and geological disposal facilities.
pending/cap/nuclear-fuel-cycle-waste
World mean
2.9
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
0–19
middle half 0.0–3.0
Panel SD
±0.31
round 1 ±0.89 — the honest estimate
Leader
19
France, Russia

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3
Advanced 8
Established 8
Transitional 9
Foundational 13
Nascent 16
Inception 140

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇫🇷France Europe 19 Frontier ±0.43
2 🇷🇺Russia Europe 19 Frontier ±0.43
3 🇺🇸United States Americas 18 Frontier ±0.43
4 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
5 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 17 Advanced ±0.50
6 🇫🇮Finland Europe 16 Advanced ±0.50
7 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
9 🇨🇦Canada Americas 15 Advanced ±0.43
10 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.50
11 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.83
12 🇩🇪Germany Europe 14 Established ±0.50
13 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 14 Established ±0.87
14 🇪🇸Spain Europe 13 Established ±0.00
15 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 12 Established ±0.00
16 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 12 Established ±0.43
17 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 12 Established ±0.43
18 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.71
19 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 12 Established ±0.83
20 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.43
21 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 11 Transitional ±1.64
22 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 11 Transitional ±0.71
23 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 10 Transitional ±0.50
24 🇷🇴Romania Europe 10 Transitional ±0.43
25 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 10 Transitional ±1.30
26 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 9 Transitional ±0.43
27 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±1.92
28 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.71
29 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 8 Foundational ±0.43
30 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.00
31 🇮🇹Italy Europe 8 Foundational ±0.83
32 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.00
33 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 8 Foundational ±0.83
34 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 7 Foundational ±0.43
35 🇵🇱Poland Europe 7 Foundational ±0.87
36 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 7 Foundational ±0.43
37 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.50
38 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
39 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
40 🇳🇴Norway Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
41 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.71
42 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 4 Nascent ±1.30
43 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 4 Nascent ±0.00
44 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.00
45 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.71
46 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.43
47 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.83
48 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
49 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
50 🇨🇱Chile Americas 3 Nascent ±0.83
51 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
52 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.71
53 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
54 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.87
55 🇵🇪Peru Americas 3 Nascent ±1.09
56 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
57 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.00
58 🇦🇹Austria Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
59 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
60 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
61 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
62 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 2 Inception ±0.00
63 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
64 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
65 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
66 🇬🇷Greece Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
67 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
68 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±0.71
69 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
70 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
71 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 2 Inception ±0.00
72 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
73 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
74 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
75 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
76 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
77 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
78 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
79 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
80 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
81 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
82 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
83 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
84 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
85 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
86 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
87 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
88 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
89 🇳🇪Niger Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
90 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
91 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
92 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
93 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
94 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
95 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
96 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
97 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
98 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
99 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
100 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
101 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
102 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
103 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
104 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
105 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
106 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
107 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
108 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
109 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
110 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
111 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
112 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
113 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
114 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
115 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
116 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
117 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
118 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
119 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
120 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
121 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
122 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
123 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
124 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
125 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
126 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
129 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
130 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
133 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
134 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
135 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
136 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
138 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
139 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
141 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
144 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
145 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
148 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
149 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
151 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇲🇹Malta Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
164 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
168 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
170 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
175 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 0 Inception ±0.43

Others in Energy Infrastructure

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Thermal Generation8.60–19China
Nuclear Generation3.00–19China, France, Russia
Hydropower7.40–20China
Renewable Generation7.41–20China
Transmission & Distribution10.12–19China
System Control & Dispatch9.51–19United States
Storage & Fuel Supply8.10–19United States