Nuclear power in the US and the directions of its development

The paragraphs of the article are as follows: Attractive price of power generation; Insensitivity of electricity price to fuel price and power safety; Very low CO2 emissions; Increasing public support; Future development of nuclear power in the US; Generation IV reactor program; and Global partnership program for the nuclear power sector. Figures show the prices of NPP sales in the US at the turn of the century; development of electricity generation prices during the past 18 years; Comparison of prices of electricity from different sources; Fluctuations of weekly gas prices in the US in 1992-2006; Development of new oil deposits and oil consumption during the past century; Public attitude to NPPs during the past 20 years; AP 1000, ABWR , ESBWR, and EPR reactors; NGNP new-generation NPP; Transition of the closed fuel cycle; and Possible implementations of the fuel leasing principle. (P.A)