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,
65% according to the output - followed by boiling water reactors (BWR) – 23
% according to the number, 23 % according to the output.
reactor type |
operational |
number |
Electr. net
output MW |
PWR |
265 |
243,295 |
BWR |
94 |
85,287 |
CANDU/D2O-PWR |
44 |
22,390 |
GGR/AGR |
18 |
9,034 |
RBMK |
16 |
11,404 |
FBR |
2 |
690 |
Total |
439 |
372,100 |
Nuclear Power Plants, world-wide, reactor
types, 1 November 2008
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