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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