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2011 Nuclear Industry Scorecard.

Authors :
Overton, Thomas W.
Source :
Power. Aug2012, Vol. 156 Issue 8, p70-74. 5p.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article focuses on the role of the nuclear industry in power generation. With power demand rebounding as the world economy recovers from the 2008-09 crisis, most countries have shown slight to moderate gains in capacity factor over the past three years. Five U.S. reactors received power uprate approvals from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 2011, with three of them being significant enhancements.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00325929
Volume :
156
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Power
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
78395706