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In 2007, [[nuclear power plant]]s generated some 2600 [[TWh]] of [[electricity]] and provided 14 per cent of the electricity used in the world, which represented a fall of 2 per cent compared with 2006.<ref name=nei>[http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?sectioncode=132&storyCode=2053966 Nuclear decline set to continue, says report] ''Nuclear Engineering International'', 27 August 2009.</ref> |
In 2007, [[nuclear power plant]]s generated some 2600 [[TWh]] of [[electricity]] and provided 14 per cent of the electricity used in the world, which represented a fall of 2 per cent compared with 2006.<ref name=nei>[http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?sectioncode=132&storyCode=2053966 Nuclear decline set to continue, says report] ''Nuclear Engineering International'', 27 August 2009.</ref> |
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As of August 1, 2009, there were 435 (370 [[GW]]) [[nuclear reactor]]s operating globally (and 52 units listed by the [[IAEA]] as under construction). A peak was reached in 2002 when there were 444 nuclear reactors operating.<ref name=nei/> For the first time in the history of nuclear power no new unit went online in 2008.<ref>Mycle Schneider, Steve Thomas, Antony Froggatt, and Doug Koplow (August 2009). [http://www.bmu.de/english/nuclear_safety/downloads/doc/44832.php The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2009] Commissioned by German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety, p. 5.</ref> |
As of August 1, 2009, there were 435 (370 [[GW]]) [[nuclear reactor]]s operating globally (and 52 units listed by the [[IAEA]] as under construction). A peak was reached in 2002 when there were 444 nuclear reactors operating.<ref name=nei/> For the first time in the history of nuclear power no new unit went online in 2008.<ref>Mycle Schneider, Steve Thomas, Antony Froggatt, and Doug Koplow (August 2009). [http://www.bmu.de/english/nuclear_safety/downloads/doc/44832.php The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2009] Commissioned by German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety, p. 5.</ref> |
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New reactors under construction in Finland and France, which were meant to lead a nuclear renaissance, have been delayed and are running over-budget.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/business/energy-environment/29nuke.html?ref=global-home In Finland, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Into Trouble]</ref> However, China has 14 nuclear units under construction, and at least ten more to start construction later in 2009.<ref>[http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf63.html Nuclear Power in China]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 02:19, 29 August 2009
Since about 2001 there has been considerable discussion about an imminent nuclear power industry revival or nuclear renaissance. However, the current global financial crisis and other problems are making this difficult to achieve in practice.[1]
In 2007, nuclear power plants generated some 2600 TWh of electricity and provided 14 per cent of the electricity used in the world, which represented a fall of 2 per cent compared with 2006.[2]
As of August 1, 2009, there were 435 (370 GW) nuclear reactors operating globally (and 52 units listed by the IAEA as under construction). A peak was reached in 2002 when there were 444 nuclear reactors operating.[2] For the first time in the history of nuclear power no new unit went online in 2008.[3]
New reactors under construction in Finland and France, which were meant to lead a nuclear renaissance, have been delayed and are running over-budget.[4] However, China has 14 nuclear units under construction, and at least ten more to start construction later in 2009.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Mycle Schneider, Steve Thomas, Antony Froggatt, and Doug Koplow (August 2009). The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2009 Commissioned by German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety, pp. 5-7.
- ^ a b Nuclear decline set to continue, says report Nuclear Engineering International, 27 August 2009.
- ^ Mycle Schneider, Steve Thomas, Antony Froggatt, and Doug Koplow (August 2009). The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2009 Commissioned by German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety, p. 5.
- ^ In Finland, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Into Trouble
- ^ Nuclear Power in China