Reactor types, world-wide
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As of November 27, 2016, 450 nuclear power plants were in operation and 60 under construction world-wide. Most of the nuclear power plants were equipped with light water reactors, (see 'pressurized water reactors' and 'boiling
water reactors').
Reactor type |
In operation |
Number |
Electr. output
MW |
AGR, GGR |
15 |
8.175 |
BWR |
78 |
74.686 |
CANDU/D2O-PWR |
49 |
24.549 |
FBR |
2 |
580 |
PWR |
278 |
259.777 |
RBMK |
15 |
10.219 |
total |
437 |
377.986 |
Nuclear power plants of the world according
to reactor types, 1 July 2015
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ENS conferences |
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TopSafe 2017
12-16 Feb. 2017
Vienna, Austria |
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PIME 2017
19 - 22 March 2017, Middelburg Netherlands |
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RRFM 2017
14 - 18 May 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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ETRAP 2017
30 May - 2 June 2017, Valencia, Spain |
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