Nuclear power plants, world-wide, reactor types
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Mainly pressurized water reactors (PWR) are used in the nuclear power plants world-wide – 61 % according to the number, 67 % according to the output - followed by boiling water reactors (BWR) – 19 % according to the number, 21 % according to the output.
reactor type |
operational |
number |
Electr. net
output MW |
PWR |
270 |
247,975 |
BWR |
84 |
77,621 |
CANDU/D2O-PWR |
47 |
23,140 |
GGR/AGR |
17 |
8,732 |
RBMK |
15 |
10,219 |
FBR |
2 |
580 |
Total |
435 |
368,267 |
Nuclear Power Plants, world-wide, reactor
types, 02 February 2012
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