IAEA: in a few years, dozens countries to be equipped with nuclear power
A dozen countries are expected to start producing electricity from nuclear power sources within the next few years – as noted by International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, Reuters reports
To achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, according to IAEA calculations, it is necessary to double the number of nuclear reactors in the world – currently at about 400 units.
“We already have ten countries which have entered the decision phase (to build nuclear power plants) and 17 others which are in the evaluation process. There will be a dozen or 13 new nuclear countries within a few years,” Grossi stated at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris, naming Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Namibia, the Philippines, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as potential representatives.
