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What other reactor types are used for commercial operation other than the RBMK-1000 used in the Chernobyl nuclear power station?

Over 440 nuclear reactor units are in service around the world. The major types of reactors in commercial operation include:

  1. Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR)
  2. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)
  3. Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (CANDU)
  4. Graphite-Moderated, Light-Water-Cooled Pressure Tube Reactor (RBMK)

More than 50% of the nuclear reactors in commercial operation are of the pressurized water type similar to those at Guangdong Nuclear Power Station and Lingao Nuclear Power Station, Daya Bay.