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IEA Report / Nuclear Generation Set For Rebound, But Agency Warns Of Huge Rise In Coal-Driven Emissions

By David Dalton
20 April 2021

Emerging markets such as China and India to lead way with new reactors coming online in 2021
Nuclear Generation Set For Rebound, But Agency Warns Of Huge Rise In Coal-Driven Emissions
The Tianwan nuclear power station in China, where five reactors are in operation, one remains under construction and two more are planned. Courtesy CNEA.
Electricity generation from nuclear reactors decreased by around 4% in 2020 – the largest decline since the aftermath of the Fukushima-Daiichi accident in 2011 – but is set for a partial rebound in 2021 as up to 10 new reactors could be connected to the grid, including four in China, an International Energy Agency report says.

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