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Nuclear power plants - reactor construction starts 1954-2017

Number of nuclear reactor construction starts worldwide from 1954 to 2017

The data describes annual construction starts of nuclear reactors in power plants worldwide between 1954 and 2017. Globally, there were four construction starts of nuclear power plants in 2017.

2017	4
2016	3
2015	8
2014	3
2013	10
2012	7
2011	4
2010	16
2009	12
2008	10
2007	8
2006	4
2005	3
2004	2
2003	1
2002	6
2001	1
2000	6
1999	4
1998	3
1997	5
1996	1
1995	0
1994	2
1993	4
1992	3
1991	2
1990	5
1989	6
1988	7
1987	13
1986	8
1985	20
1984	10
1983	16
1982	19
1981	16
1980	20
1979	28
1978	23
1977	24
1976	42
1975	38
1974	38
1973	29
1972	29
1971	18
1970	37
1969	10
1968	37
1967	25
1966	15
1965	9
1964	9
1963	5
1962	8
1961	7
1960	11
1959	7
1958	6
1957	13
1956	5
1955	8
1954	1

Nuclear power plants - reactor construction starts 1954-2017

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