As of July 2021, most nuclear reactors in the world had been operational for between 31 and 40 years. At the time, the mean age of reactors was 30.9 years, with 69 nuclear reactors having been connected to the power grid within the last ten years. The United States is home to the
Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of July 2021, by average age
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Mycle Schneider Consulting. (September 28, 2021). Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of July 2021, by average age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/517060/average-age-of-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
Mycle Schneider Consulting. "Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of July 2021, by average age." Chart. September 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517060/average-age-of-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
Mycle Schneider Consulting. (2021). Number of operable nuclear reactors worldwide as of July 2021, by average age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517060/average-age-of-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
Mycle Schneider Consulting. "Number of Operable Nuclear Reactors Worldwide as of July 2021, by Average Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517060/average-age-of-nuclear-reactors-worldwide/
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