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Global Nuclear Power Market Guide - Outlook and Opportunities
Energy Business Reports, Oct 2011, Pages: 320
Nuclear power generation is an established part of the world's electricity mix providing about 13.5 percent of world electricity in 2009. It is especially suitable for large-scale, continuous electricity demand.
This report analyzes the global nuclear energy industry. It provides a country-by-country analysis of nuclear power, offers profiles of major companies, and includes a special report on Japan's 2011 Nuclear Disaster.
The number of operating reactors in the world is expected to increase by between 90 and 350 units by 2030 according to Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
According to the IAEA, electricity demand is increasing twice as quickly as energy use and is likely to rise 76 percent by 2030.
The IAEA has updated its nuclear power generation projections to 2030, while reporting that nuclear´s share of global electricity generation dropped another percentage point in 2007 to 14%. This compares to the nearly steady share of 16% - 17% that nuclear power maintained for almost two decades, from 1986 through 2005.
As of March 2008, there are 439 nuclear power plants around the world, with 35 more under construction. The USA has the most with 104, France is next with 59, then Japan with 55 and Russia has 31 and seven more under construction.
Before the Fukushima crisis, the IAEA had expected up to 25 countries to bring their first nuclear power plants on line by 2030. Today, some 29 states have nuclear energy. Germany has decided to close all its reactors by 2022 and Italy voted in a referendum to ban nuclear for decades.
In the European Union as a whole, nuclear energy provides 30% of the electricity. Nuclear energy policy differs between European Union countries, and some, such as Austria, Estonia, and Ireland, have no active nuclear power stations. In comparison, France has a large number of these plants, with 16 multi-unit stations in current use.
This report provides a comprehensive background on global nuclear power programs, both existing and planned per country.
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