power

Promising future for nuclear power but challenges remain, says UN official

19 June 2008
The number of nuclear power reactors around the globe is estimated to increase by 60 per cent by 2030, but the industry still needs to deal with a series of challenges, according to a top official with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Nuclear power industry must market strengths more effectively – UN watchdog

21 March 2005
With energy demand expected to double by mid-century and nuclear power adding, by lowest estimates, the equivalent of 127 more 1,000-megawatt plants than earlier thought by 2020, the United Nations atomic watchdog today called on the nuclear industry to provide the public with a clear balance of the risks and benefits involved.
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Growth in nuclear energy industry forecast by UN

2 March 2005
Signalling a more favourable outlook for nuclear power than predicted five years ago, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency is projecting that at least 60 more plants will come online over the next 15 years to help meet global electricity demands, reversing a previous downward trend in the percentage of such generation.