As of December 31, 2022, all operational pressurized water reactors (PWR) worldwide achieved a net electrical power output of 289.1 gigawatts. PWRs are the most common type of nuclear reactors used in nuclear power plants, with 301 in operation at that time. By comparison, boiling water reactors were the second most used reactor type, with a net electrical power of 44.1 gigawatts.
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PWR: Pressurized water reactor.
BWR: Boiling water reactor.
PHWR: Pressurized heavy water reactor.
GCR: Gas-cooled reactor.
LWGR: Light water graphite reactor.
FBR: Fast breeder reactor.
HTGR: High temperature Gas Cooled Reactor.
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IAEA. (August 29, 2023). Net electrical power of operational nuclear reactors worldwide as of December 2022, by reactor type (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238480/power-output-of-nuclear-power-plants-worldwide-by-reactor-type/
IAEA. "Net electrical power of operational nuclear reactors worldwide as of December 2022, by reactor type (in gigawatts)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238480/power-output-of-nuclear-power-plants-worldwide-by-reactor-type/
IAEA. (2023). Net electrical power of operational nuclear reactors worldwide as of December 2022, by reactor type (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238480/power-output-of-nuclear-power-plants-worldwide-by-reactor-type/
IAEA. "Net Electrical Power of Operational Nuclear Reactors Worldwide as of December 2022, by Reactor Type (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238480/power-output-of-nuclear-power-plants-worldwide-by-reactor-type/
IAEA, Net electrical power of operational nuclear reactors worldwide as of December 2022, by reactor type (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238480/power-output-of-nuclear-power-plants-worldwide-by-reactor-type/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Net electrical power of operational nuclear reactors worldwide as of December 2022, by reactor type (in gigawatts) [Graph], IAEA, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238480/power-output-of-nuclear-power-plants-worldwide-by-reactor-type/