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IAEA / Nuclear ‘At A Crossroads’ As Agency Calls For Lifetime Extensions And New Capacity

By David Dalton
21 August 2024

Growth centred on Asia, with China still the fastest expanding nuclear power producer in world

Nuclear ‘At A Crossroads’ As Agency Calls For Lifetime Extensions And  New Capacity
THe IAEA said China has 56 nuclear power reactors in operation and a further 27 reactors under construction.
The global fleet of nuclear reactors continues to be a large and indispensable source of low-carbon electricity, but lifetime extensions and new reactor capacity will be needed if the world is to meet its climate change and energy security goals, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said.

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