Nuclear reactors connected to the grid in 2021 had a median construction time of 88 months. During the period in consideration, the median construction time for nuclear reactors was the longest for reactors connected between 1996 and 2000, at 120 months.
Median construction time required for nuclear reactors worldwide from 1981 to 2021 (in months)
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World Nuclear Association. (July 25, 2022). Median construction time required for nuclear reactors worldwide from 1981 to 2021 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/712841/median-construction-time-for-reactors-since-1981/?fbclid=IwAR3ostRRWNyRc6F_NOB3d4PPSnFwRS8l8uOxZFiQcwqQPWqptRsP7yw-5oM
World Nuclear Association. "Median construction time required for nuclear reactors worldwide from 1981 to 2021 (in months)." Chart. July 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712841/median-construction-time-for-reactors-since-1981/?fbclid=IwAR3ostRRWNyRc6F_NOB3d4PPSnFwRS8l8uOxZFiQcwqQPWqptRsP7yw-5oM
World Nuclear Association. (2022). Median construction time required for nuclear reactors worldwide from 1981 to 2021 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712841/median-construction-time-for-reactors-since-1981/?fbclid=IwAR3ostRRWNyRc6F_NOB3d4PPSnFwRS8l8uOxZFiQcwqQPWqptRsP7yw-5oM
World Nuclear Association. "Median Construction Time Required for Nuclear Reactors Worldwide from 1981 to 2021 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712841/median-construction-time-for-reactors-since-1981/?fbclid=IwAR3ostRRWNyRc6F_NOB3d4PPSnFwRS8l8uOxZFiQcwqQPWqptRsP7yw-5oM
World Nuclear Association, Median construction time required for nuclear reactors worldwide from 1981 to 2021 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712841/median-construction-time-for-reactors-since-1981/?fbclid=IwAR3ostRRWNyRc6F_NOB3d4PPSnFwRS8l8uOxZFiQcwqQPWqptRsP7yw-5oM (last visited June 10, 2023)
Median construction time required for nuclear reactors worldwide from 1981 to 2021 (in months) [Graph], World Nuclear Association, July 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/712841/median-construction-time-for-reactors-since-1981/?fbclid=IwAR3ostRRWNyRc6F_NOB3d4PPSnFwRS8l8uOxZFiQcwqQPWqptRsP7yw-5oM