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Distribution of nuclear power in major world regions (as of 31 December 2012)
2.3.10 Distribution of nuclear power in major world regions (as of 31 December 2012) Africa Eastern Europe/CIS Western Europe Non-OECD Asia OECD Asia North America Middle East Latin America Generating plants Under construction 0.5% 0.8% 3.0% 1.8% 5.0% 6.2% 17.4% 31.3% 18.7% 0.2% 57.5% 13.0% 2.1% 12.5% 30.6% Source: IAEA 2012a.
Distribution of nuclear power in major world regions (as of 31 December 2012)
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The proposition that nuclear power should be expanded in Asia is fraught
with contention. But a responsible accounting of Asia’s energy challenge
is incomplete without a discussion of the pros and c...
ons of initiating or
extending a nuclear energy program, and of the challenges facing policy
makers who must grapple with this thorny issue. Countries will reach
their own conclusions based on their individual situations.
There are 437 reactors in commercial operation worldwide with a total
installed capacity of 372,325 MW (IAEA 2012a). The installed capacity
share of Asia and the Pacific is 23.6%, and actual generation share is
18.6%. Asian countries with installed nuclear power capacity are Armenia
with 375 MW, the PRC 12,816 MW, India 4,391 MW, Japan 44,215 MW,
the Republic of Korea 20,754 MW, Pakistan 725 MW, and Taipei,China
5,018 MW.
As of the end of 2012, the construction of new nuclear capacity had
swung heavily toward Asia, with over 57.5% of new generating capacity
in developing Asia (Figure 2.3.10). Despite some Asian countries’
reevaluating their nuclear programs in the aftermath of the Fukushima
disaster, most current construction of nuclear plants is in Asia.
The proposition that nuclear power should be expanded in Asia is fraught
with contention. But a responsible accounting of Asia’s energy challenge
is incomplete without a discussion of the pros and cons of initiating or
extending a nuclear energy program, and of the challenges facing policy
makers who must grapple with this thorny issue. Countries will reach
their own conclusions based on their individual situations.
There are 437 reactors in commercial operation worldwide with a total
installed capacity of 372,325 MW (IAEA 2012a). The installed capacity
share of Asia and the Pacific is 23.6%, and actual generation share is
18.6%. Asian countries with installed nuclear power capacity are Armenia
with 375 MW, the PRC 12,816 MW, India 4,391 MW, Japan 44,215 MW,
the Republic of Korea 20,754 MW, Pakistan 725 MW, and Taipei,China
5,018 MW. As of the end of 2012, the construction of new nuclear capacity had swung heavily toward Asia, with over 57.5% of new generating capacity
in developing Asia (Figure 2.3.10). Despite some Asian countries’ reevaluating their nuclear programs in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, most current construction of nuclear plants is in Asia.
---- Source : IAEA 2012 -Nuclear fission and fusion - http://www.iea.org/topics/nuclearfissionandfusion/
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