median construction time for reactors connected to the grid in 2021 was 88 months.
Construction time for new nuclear reactors connected to the grid in 2021 oscillated between 56 to 122 months. In that year, Kakrapar 3, in India, was the nuclear reactor with the longest construction time, while China's Tianwan 6 had the shortest. The Construction time for new nuclear reactors connected to the grid worldwide in 2021 (in months)
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World Nuclear Association. (July 25, 2022). Construction time for new nuclear reactors connected to the grid worldwide in 2021 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/712851/construction-time-for-new-reactors/
World Nuclear Association. "Construction time for new nuclear reactors connected to the grid worldwide in 2021 (in months)." Chart. July 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712851/construction-time-for-new-reactors/
World Nuclear Association. (2022). Construction time for new nuclear reactors connected to the grid worldwide in 2021 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712851/construction-time-for-new-reactors/
World Nuclear Association. "Construction Time for New Nuclear Reactors Connected to The Grid Worldwide in 2021 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712851/construction-time-for-new-reactors/
World Nuclear Association, Construction time for new nuclear reactors connected to the grid worldwide in 2021 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712851/construction-time-for-new-reactors/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Construction time for new nuclear reactors connected to the grid worldwide in 2021 (in months) [Graph], World Nuclear Association, July 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/712851/construction-time-for-new-reactors/