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Nuclear reactors by age worldwide 2018
Nuclear reactors by age worldwide 2018
Number of atomic reactors in operation worldwide in 2018, by age
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jun 7, 2019
This statistic represents the number of atomic reactors in operation worldwide in 2018, with a breakdown by age. As of December 31, 2018 some 18 of the 448 operable reactors worldwide were 44 years old.
Number of atomic reactors in operation worldwide in 2018, by age
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| Age of reactors in years | Number of reactors |
|---|---|
| 49 | 5 |
| 48 | 3 |
| 47 | 7 |
| 46 | 8 |
| 45 | 10 |
| 44 | 18 |
| 43 | 10 |
| 42 | 14 |
| 41 | 8 |
| 40 | 10 |
| 39 | 5 |
| 38 | 19 |
| 37 | 20 |
| 36 | 16 |
| 35 | 19 |
| 34 | 32 |
| 33 | 32 |
| 32 | 24 |
| 31 | 21 |
| 30 | 14 |
| 29 | 11 |
| 28 | 10 |
| 27 | 4 |
| 26 | 6 |
| 25 | 9 |
| 24 | 5 |
| 23 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 |
| 21 | 3 |
| 20 | 4 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 17 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 |
| 12 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 9 |
| Age of reactors in years | Number of reactors |
|---|---|
| 49 | 5 |
| 48 | 3 |
| 47 | 7 |
| 46 | 8 |
| 45 | 10 |
| 44 | 18 |
| 43 | 10 |
| 42 | 14 |
| 41 | 8 |
| 40 | 10 |
| 39 | 5 |
| 38 | 19 |
| 37 | 20 |
| 36 | 16 |
| 35 | 19 |
| 34 | 32 |
| 33 | 32 |
| 32 | 24 |
| 31 | 21 |
| 30 | 14 |
| 29 | 11 |
| 28 | 10 |
| 27 | 4 |
| 26 | 6 |
| 25 | 9 |
| 24 | 5 |
| 23 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 |
| 21 | 3 |
| 20 | 4 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 17 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 |
| 12 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 9 |
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by T. Wang,
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Jun 7, 2019
This statistic represents the number of atomic reactors in operation worldwide in 2018, with a breakdown by age. As of December 31, 2018 some 18 of the 448 operable reactors worldwide were 44 years old.
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