Ten new nuclear reactors began generating electricity in 2016, which brought net nuclear capacity to the highest level in history, according to the 2017 edition of the International Atomic Energy Agency?s (IAEA) Nuclear Power Reactors in the World report.
As of December 31, 2016, 448 reactors were operating worldwide with a net capacity of 391 gigawatts (GW) of electricity.
This is the second year in a row that 10 reactors came online, which is the highest number since the 1980s, according to the report.
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