IAEA raises nuclear power supply forecast

[Dogmudgeon]

IAEA's 2030 estimate last year was 9%. Now it's up to 10.4%. The current share of nuclear energy is at 7.6%.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1584503.php/IAEA-raises-nuclear-power-supply-forecast">IAEA raises nuclear power supply forecast
Sep 14, 2010, 17:43 GMT

Vienna - Nuclear power is set to play a bigger role in the global energy mix than previously forecast, according to new data discussed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) governing board in Vienna on Tuesday.

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There are currently 60 nuclear power reactors under construction world-wide, a figure that nearly doubled in the last two and a half years.

Since 2008, the number of countries interested in introducing nuclear energy or actively pursuing this has risen from 43 to 65. Most of these are Asian and African countries.

At the same time, the number of countries planning to phase out their reactors has dropped.

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http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1584503.php/IAEA-raises-nuclear-power-supply-forecast">Deutsche-Presse Agentur via Monsters and Critics

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