Average age of world’s 435 nuclear power plants is 25 years; 75% of Western Europe’s plants in last half of life
Dec 11th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
The average age of the 435 nuclear power plants that are currently operating worldwide is 25 years and in Western Europe, 75 percent of the plants are in the last half of their operating life, according to the Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.