IAEA: Nuclear to continue to play key role in low-carbon energy production
September 18, 2020, 10:02AMNuclear News
The International Atomic Energy Agency has just released its latest projections for energy, electricity, and nuclear power trends over the next 30 years. Compared with the previous year, the new projections are largely unchanged.
In the report's high-case scenario, the IAEA expects a rise in global nuclear electrical generating capacity of 82 percent, to 715 gigawatts. In the low-case scenario, that capacity is expected to drop 7 percent, to 363 gigawatts.
The report is titled Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050.
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