Nuclear output could as much as double by 2030-IAEA

VIENNA, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Nuclear power production could as much as double by 2030 as countries seek relief from rising fossil fuel costs and a remedy against global warming, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday.

“Nuclear power, in step with growing global demand for energy, will continue expanding into the next two decades,” said a summary of the latest annual version of the IAEA’s Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period to 2030.

Global nuclear power generation, now estimated at 372 gigawatts yearly, is likely to rise to anywhere from 473 gigawatts to 748 gigawatts, the report by the Vienna-based U.N. agency said. A gigawatt is one billion watts.

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