| Nuclear Energy in the World Today |
Asia's Nuclear Energy Growth |
- The first commercial nuclear power stations started operation
in the 1950s.
- There are now some 436 commercial nuclear power reactors
operating in 30 countries, with 372,000 MWe of total capacity.
- They provide about 15% of the world's electricity as
continuous, reliable base-load power, and their efficiency is
increasing.
- 56 countries operate a total of about 280 research reactors
reactors and a further 220 reactors power ships and submarines.
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- Asia is the only region in the world where electricity
generating capacity and specifically nuclear power is growing
significantly.
- In East and South Asia there are over 111 nuclear power
reactors in operation, 21 under construction and plans to build
about a further 150.
- The greatest growth in nuclear generation is expected in
China, Japan, South Korea and India.
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