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World Energy Outlook 2021 / IEA Warns Of Nuclear Retirements And Need For New Reactor Innovation

By David Dalton
13 October 2021

SMRs could offer shorter construction and approval times for much-needed new capacity
IEA Warns Of Nuclear Retirements And Need For New Reactor Innovation
The Dungeness nuclear power station in England, where two units were shut down earlier this year. Courtesy EDF Energy.
Over 65 GW, or 23%, of the existing nuclear fleet in advanced economies could be retired by 2030, eroding the low‐carbon foundation for electricity supply provided by nuclear power and underlining the need for faster innovation of new generation reactors, the International Energy Agency has warned.

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