How Old are the World’s Nuclear Reactors?
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Of the 422 nuclear reactors operating globally, 262 reactors are 31 to 50 years old. This infographic charts nuclear reactors by age in 2023.

  • @ZapBeebz_English
    3•1 year ago

    It is worth noting that this chart appears to only show commerical power plants. It’s potentially worthwhile to also discuss the ~80 reactors with 0-50 years of core life in the USN alone (~50 from 0-34 [fast attack], 18 from 25-41 [boomer], and 11 from 0-50 years [CVN] in use).