A survey of the development of Nuclear Power Stations in Asia

Thanks to its direct correlation with economic development, the power industry has got a boost in the Asian countries. The development of the power industry in Asia hinges predominantly on the construction of nuclear power stations. The capacity of nuclear plants is expected to reach to 51-67 gigawatts in 2010, compared with 22.5 gigawatts in 1999. As the nuclear technology is supplied by the Western economies especially the US, Canada and France, the construction of new nuclear plants would make the Asian states even more dependant on the Western nations. It seems the willingness of the western countries in providing nuclear power technology to the Asian states, among other factors stems from their ambition of controlling price and supply of oil and gas in the region. This is actually a threat to the fossil fuel holders