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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

266

245,519

BWR

92

83,651

CANDU/D2O-PWR

46

22,840

GGR/AGR

18

8,949

RBMK

15

10,219

FBR

1

560

Total

438

372,038

Nuclear Power Plants, world-wide, reactor types, June 30, 2010

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