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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