As of May 2022, pressurized light-water moderated and cooled reactors (PWR) was the most common type of nuclear reactor worldwide, with 307 units. This accounted for roughly 70 percent of operable reactors at the time. Boiling light-water cooled and moderated reactors (BWR) followed, with 61 units.
Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of May 2022, by reactor type
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IAEA. (May 12, 2022). Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of May 2022, by reactor type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/513584/number-of-operable-nuclear-reactors-by-type-worldwide/
IAEA. "Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of May 2022, by reactor type." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513584/number-of-operable-nuclear-reactors-by-type-worldwide/
IAEA. (2022). Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of May 2022, by reactor type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513584/number-of-operable-nuclear-reactors-by-type-worldwide/
IAEA. "Number of Operable Nuclear Reactors Worldwide as of May 2022, by Reactor Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513584/number-of-operable-nuclear-reactors-by-type-worldwide/
IAEA, Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of May 2022, by reactor type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513584/number-of-operable-nuclear-reactors-by-type-worldwide/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of May 2022, by reactor type [Graph], IAEA, May 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/513584/number-of-operable-nuclear-reactors-by-type-worldwide/