Nuclear power: status and outlook

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  • Alan McDonald
چکیده

1 Six new NPPs were connected to the grid in 2000, three in 2001 and six in 2002. Figure 1 summarises world nuclear experience as of December 2002. Looking ahead to nuclear power’s prospects in the new century, four features stand out: 1. New nuclear power plants are not being built fast enough to maintain nuclear power’s 16% share of global electricity generation. 2. Current expansion, as well as near-term and longterm growth prospects, are centred in Asia. 3. But 2002 also saw some signs of revitalised growth in Western Europe and North America, where growth has stagnated because of economics, market liberalisation, and excess capacity. 4. Long-term projections for nuclear power, particularly in the event of international agreement to significantly limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, are more bullish than nearterm trends.The key determining factor will be economics.

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تاریخ انتشار 2003