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Date Posted: 20:15:53 09/26/04 Sun
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Betty
's message, "Modern nuclear power:Cure for global warming & mid-east war?" on 19:45:47 09/26/04 Sun
VIENNA, Sept. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- The total nuclear power units in the world had reached 439 by the end of 2003, according to a press release issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday.
"This year marks 50th anniversary of civilian nuclear power. With 439 power reactors worldwide, nuclear energy continues to account for about 16 percent of the world's electricity production, keeping pace with the steady growth in the global electricity markets," the press released said.
Their global energy availability factor has risen steadily from 74.2 percent in 1991 to about 84 percent in 2003.
This year, China, Japan, Russia and Ukraine each added one new nuclear power plant to the grid, and Canada restarted a third unit that had been shut down -- while in Britain, four small (50 megawatt) units were retired.
The current expansion and growth prospects are centered in Asia, said the press release.
Of the 26 units now under construction, 15 are located in India, Japan, South Korea, China. Seven units are under construction in Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. And a Finnish utility has signed a contract for a new reactor and begun site preparation. Enditem
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