Published October 2018
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Journal article
Highlights of the World Nuclear Performance Report 2018
Description
There is no sustainable energy future without nuclear energy. To meet the growing demand for reliable, affordable and clean electricity, we will need all low-carbon energy sources to work together. Nuclear capacity must expand to achieve this. The nuclear industry's Harmony goal is for 25 % of the world's electricity to be supplied from nuclear energy by 2050 as part of a low-carbon mix. The World Nuclear Performance Report records current progress towards the Harmony goal. The world's nuclear reactors performed excellently in 2017. Global generation reached a total of 2506 TWh, up from 2477 TWh in 2016. The total net capacity of nuclear power in operation during 2017 was 394 GWe, up from 391 GWe in 2016.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Atw. Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Kernenergie
- Journal Volume
- 63
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 505-508
- ISSN
- 1431-5254
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 49098108
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BWR TYPE REACTORS; CAPACITY; FAST REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER; PERFORMANCE; PHWR TYPE REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SHUTDOWN
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; OPERATION; POWER; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR LIFE CYCLE; REACTORS; SHUTDOWN; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS