A Path for Nuclear Power

摘要

Electric power is like good health: When you have it, you don't think about it. When you don't have it, that's all you think about. Certainly modern civilization isn't going anywhere without power. Nuclear energy supplies a larger share of that power than many people realize. At present, about 20 percent of the electricity in the United States is generated by 104 nuclear power plants across the country, making it the leading nation in total installed nuclear capacity. There are now 440 reactors in operation around the world, providing about 14 percent of the overall electricity supply. France leads in nuclear use, which provides about 80 percent of the country's electrical power. China, presently at 2 percent, has 30 or more new plants under construction.