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There were 436 working nuclear power stations in the world at the end of the last century globally producing 350 electric Gw and with a production of about 17% of the total electricity consumed.
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Cumo, M. (2004). Reactors and nuclear technology: Development in the world. In: Bernardini, C., Bonolis, L. (eds) Enrico Fermi. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01160-7_13
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