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Nuclear power plants worldwide - number of reactors in operation

 

Number of nuclear power plants in operation worldwide between 1954 and 2010*

Worldwide; IAEA, WNO Source: IAEA; World Nuclear Association


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This statistic represents the number of nuclear power plants in operation worldwide between 1954 and 2010. In 1990, there were 416 nuclear power plants in operation worldwide. That year, five new nuclear power plants were started globally.

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Survey
Survey time period 1954 to 2010
Object of investigation Number of nuclear power plants in operation
Region Worldwide
Macroregion Trans-Continental only (with GER)
Type time series
Category production/equipment
Relevance 3
Release
Published by IAEA, WNO
Release date July 2010
Further information * Correct at July 2010.

Data through 2009 was obtained from the following publication: Nuclear Power Reactors in the World (page 21), published by the IAEA. The abbreviation IAEA stands for International Atomic Energy Agency.
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