The U.S., with 104 plants, is the world leader in nuclear generation.
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In other words, it has 922 megawatts of wind that operates in 10 states, but it has about 32, 500 megawatts of nuclear generation.
Smaller reactors, though, have a place: They might not only serve niche markets but they could also replace at least some of those bigger and more centralized nuclear generation.
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While the anti-nuclear generation can be forgiven for the tragic outcomes of their original efforts, this attempted revival exhibits an inexcusable ignorance of the real threats faced in the 21st century.
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According to the World Policy Institute, coal-and-oil-fired power plants consume roughly twice the water than that of gas-fired facilities while nuclear generation needs three times that of natural gas.
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Both nuclear-power generation and nuclear-fuel production enjoy economies of scale.
Meanwhile, the weaker yen means higher costs for rising imports of natural gas, which is priced in dollar terms, to help compensate for the loss of nuclear power generation capacity after most atomic power plants remain closed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.
He said yellowcake uranium is a commonly traded commodity used for nuclear power generation.
His admonitions since Fukushima have been about disaster preparedness, not foreclosing on nuclear power generation itself.
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Radioactive materials used in nuclear power generation must be isolated from human or environmental contact for thousands of years.
Burma has abandoned research into nuclear power generation, its defence minister says.
It has also been a leading supplier of nuclear power generation equipment.
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The government sees the identification of a suitable deep geological store as an essential part of its future nuclear power generation programme.
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They are clamoring for a complete shutdown of nuclear power generation.
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The decision was seen as a compromise between those who support a quick halt to nuclear power generation and others who want to build more plants.
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Such a group could not impose legally binding directives on any country (especially not countries like France that are 75-percent reliant on domestic nuclear energy generation).
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Working toward a goal of increasing its nuclear power generation to 5% of its energy needs, from less than 2% currently, over the next decade, China has 20 reactors under construction and plans for an additional 120 in pipeline.
It rebuffed efforts by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to develop a next-generation nuclear warhead.
The resulting disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant led to a shut-down of the country's full nuclear power-generation capacity.
Mr Jones said he was committed to working towards securing a new generation nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey.
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Ironically, the United States, which is preparing to build a small but significant fleet of next-generation nuclear reactors, is perhaps the most exposed to the potentially catastrophic risks posed by a rapidly expanding and recklessly managed supply of lethally radioactive nuclear waste, according to a recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The chief executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, Keith Parker, said it was the only way to build the next generation of nuclear stations.
Last month, EDF said it would start discussions with Chinese state-owned nuclear company CGNPC about joining the partnership to build the next generation of UK nuclear plants.
Finally, it's high time for the U.S. to really rethink its nuclear option for power generation.
The resulting crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant is the world's worst nuclear accident in a generation.
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Meanwhile, a new generation of nuclear reactors is already under construction or in advanced stages of planning.
However, projections remain unclear because of rising gas prices and uncertainty over a new generation of nuclear power stations.
It may be in our best interest to pursue them in building the next generation of nuclear power plants.
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But before a new generation of nuclear power plants can spring into being, Mr Davey must also sign the second.
French President Jacques Chirac recently announced plans for yet another generation of nuclear power stations, which would come on line by 2020.
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