More nuclear power plants are needed to combat climate change and raise living standards, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency based in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA report released on 26 June predicts that the proportion of global electricity generated using nuclear energy will drop from 16 per cent today to 11 or 12 per cent by 2030, if current trends continue.
As it stands, nearly all new nuclear reactors are being built in Asia and Eastern Europe, including eight in India, four in Ukraine and three in Russia. None are being built in the 22 other countries with nuclear…
