Nuclear-power capacity outside US soars 25% in 18 months. [Mid-1978 through 1979]

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6815409

Nuclear power plant operating capacity in countries outside the US increased nearly 25 percent from mid-1978 through 1980 in spite of curtailments in some countries. The operable capacity stood at 70,200 megawatts at the end of 1979, according to an Atomic Industrial Forum survey of 42 nations. The world average share of nuclear power rose from five percent in 1977 to six and is expected to rise dramatically in France, Japan, and elsewhere; France alone plans to bring one reactor into operation every two months, an average, between 1980 and 1985. Statistics from the survey track the expected growth in capacity by country from 1978 to 2000. The status of individual plants and their date or anticipated date of commercial operation are listed by country. The United Kingdom, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, India, and Canada are developing reprocessing and waste-management programs. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 6815409
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GLOBAL ASPECTS
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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REPROCESSING
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WASTE MANAGEMENT