Nuclear capacity grows in 2016

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/N...pacity-continues-to-grow-in-2016-0301175.html

"Ten new nuclear power reactors with a combined generating capacity of 9579 MWe came online in 2016... A further 92 MWe net of nuclear generating capacity was also added during 2016 through reactor uprates."

"Three power reactors with a combined capacity of 1402 MWe were officially shut down in 2016."

"At the end of 2016, there were 447 reactors operable around the world totalling 391.4 GWe net, and 60 under construction (64.5 GWe gross). This compares with 439 reactors in operation at the end of 2015, with a total 382.2 GWe."