As of October 2023, 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 127 gigawatts. Additionally, the pressurized water reactor type was largely used in Asia, with a total capacity of 105 gigawatts.
Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor
(in gigawatts)
Characteristic
pressurized water reactor
boiling water reactor
light water graphite reactor
gas-cooled reactor
pressurized heavy water reactor
fast breeder reactor
high temperature gas reactor
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Global Energy Monitor. (September 28, 2023). Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 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 October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/
Global Energy Monitor. (2023). Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 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 October 2023, by Region and Type of Reactor (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, 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 October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Capacity of operational nuclear power reactors worldwide as of October 2023, by region and type of reactor (in gigawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419530/operational-nuclear-power-capacity-worldwide-by-type/