As of December 31, 2023, there were 246 nuclear reactors around the world that were 35 years old or older. This represented more than half of the number of operational nuclear reactors worldwide. At the time, 25 reactors worldwide were at least 50 years old.
Number of nuclear reactors in operation worldwide as of December 2023, by age
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