Description: This graphic presents the global number of reactors in operation by age as of 31 Dec. 2005. The majority of reactors are between 20 and 30 years old and the average age is 22. Considering that the expected lifetime of a reactor is 30 to 40 years, decommissioning is going to become a major operation over the next 50 years, leading to vastly increased quantities of radioactive wastes.
Published in: "Nuclear Waste: Is Everything Under Control?", Environment Alert Bulletins, Nov. 2007
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