Number of nuclear reactors' shutdown worldwide 2024, by age

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 7, 2024

As of July 2024, most of the closed nuclear reactors worldwide were aged between 21 and 40 years at the time of their closure. A total of 213 nuclear reactors were shutdown worldwide. Their average age was 28.3 years, compared with 32 years for operable nuclear reactors.

Number of nuclear reactor shutdowns worldwide as of July 2024, by age class

Age classNumber of reactors
0 to 10 28
11 to 20 29
21 to 30 58
31 to 40 56
41 to 50 42
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Age classNumber of reactors282829295858565642420 to 1011 to 2021 to 3031 to 4041 to 50
02.557.51012.51517.52022.52527.53032.53537.54042.54547.55052.55557.56062.565

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September 2024

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as of July 1, 2024

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