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World Energy Outlook 2022 / Nuclear Generation Could More Than Double As Nations React To Net Zero And Ukraine Invasion

By David Dalton
27 October 2022

Rising number of countries back new reactors with their potential to cut emissions and strengthen electricity security
Nuclear Generation Could More Than Double As Nations React To Net Zero And Ukraine Invasion
The report says an annual average of 30 GW of new nuclear capacity could come online in the 2030s.
Nuclear generation could more than double in the by 2050 with at least 30 countries increasing their use of nuclear power and widespread lifetime extensions in advanced economies providing a foundation, the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook says.

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