Nuclear Power in the World Today

• The first commercial nuclear power stations started operation in the 1950s.
• There are now some 435 commercial nuclear power reactors operating in 30 countries, with 370,000 MWe of total capacity.
• They supply 16% of the world's electricity, as base-load power, and their efficiency is increasing.
• 56 countries operate a total of 284 research reactors reactors and a further 220 reactors power ships and submarines.