You probably already know that the world’s energy requirements are rising quickly. Electricity demand alone is expected to rise by a colossal 76% in the next 18 years. If you read my blog regularly you’ll know why nuclear energy is a critical part of meeting this growing demand – it’s the only form of clean energy that can deliver the low-cost/high base load power that national grids require.
The news this year has been full of pro-nuclear statements from governments around the world – the US, UK, France, China, India, S. Korea – the list goes on. Now government statements are all very well but if, like me, you’re someone who always wants to know the hard facts involved, just what figures indicate where nuclear energy is headed?
There are currently 433 reactors worldwide. Just taking the number of reactors that are either under construction, have passed the planning stage or have been ordered (+223) will increase this number by more than 50%. That’s right, 50% - a huge growth figure by anyone’s standards. If we are to add in the number of proposed reactors (+329), that growth figure hits 127%.
If you are interested in a more detailed breakdown of those figures (which have been sourced from the World Nuclear Association), you can find a country by country list here.
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