As of July 2024, the largest capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide, by region and type of reactor, was the pressurized water reactor type within Europe with a total capacity of roughly 130 gigawatts. Additionally, the pressurized water reactor type was largely used in Asia, with a total capacity of 110 gigawatts.
Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of July 2024, by region and type of reactor
(in gigawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (July 15, 2024). Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of July 2024, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/
Global Energy Monitor. "Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of July 2024, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts)." Chart. July 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/
Global Energy Monitor. (2024). Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of July 2024, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/
Global Energy Monitor. "Capacity of Operational Nuclear Power Reactors Worldwide as of July 2024, by Region and Type of Reactor (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/
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Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of July 2024, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, July 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/
