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Take it up with Steven Conroy not me, he's the one that said it will be mired in high court challenges....and if you think Political Parties and indeed Union andB Companies won't independently find ways and means to still tip money in you're the niave one not me.
I trust scientific experts that know what they are doing.
Does it matter what he is now?
Way better than yours.
Way better than yours.
He's morphed into a clickbait monster. But with your posting history, what would you know about clickbait?
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A Russian built nuclear plant in Bangladesh. What could go wrong.Hey Cwissy Bowen.....
Nuclear Power in Bangladesh - World Nuclear Association
Bangladesh plans to have two large Russian nuclear power reactors in operation in the 2020s. This is to meet rapidly-increasing demand and reduce dependence on natural gas.world-nuclear.org
Bangladesh signals desire for additional nuclear units at Rooppur
In partnership with the Russian state-owned nuclear company, Rosatom, Bangladesh will build two additional nuclear units at Rooppur.
Not a lot I would suggest, technology has advanced greatly from 40 years agoA Russian built nuclear plant in Bangladesh. What could go wrong.
Post needs more really stupid cherry-picked X bullshit.
Injecting drugs is second nature to port fans.
We could have had Nuclear 30 years ago but I afraid it will never happen with the current ideology that prevents it happening. Also, the costs of building it in those countries is lower than here. We need to get the Setka types out of our negations.Not a lot I would suggest, technology has advanced greatly from 40 years ago
World overview
All parts of the world are involved in nuclear power development, and some examples are outlined below.
For up-to-date data on operable, under construction and planned reactors worldwide, see table of World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements.
For detailed country-level information, see the Country Profiles section of World Nuclear Association's Information Library.
North America
Canada has 19 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 13.6 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 13.6% of the country's electricity.
All but one of the country's 19 nuclear reactors are sited in Ontario. The four units at Darlington and units 1-6 at Bruce are undergoing lifetime extension refurbishment.
The programme will extend the operating lifetimes by 30-35 years. Similar refurbishment work enabled Ontario to phase out coal in 2014, achieving one of the cleanest electricity mixes in the world.
Mexico has two operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 1.6 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 4.5% of the country's electricity.
The USA has 94 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 97.0 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 18.2 % of the country's electricity.
Two AP1000 reactors are now in operation at Vogtle. There had been a further two AP1000 reactors under construction at VC Summer, but these were cancelled. One of the reasons for the hiatus in new build in the USA to date has been the extremely successful evolution in maintenance strategies. Over the last 15 years, improved operational performance has increased utilization of US nuclear power plants, with the increased output equivalent to 19 new 1000 MWe reactors being built.
The number of operable reactors has reduced in recent years, from a peak of 104 in 2012. Early closures have been brought on by a combination of factors including cheap natural gas, market liberalization, over-subsidy of renewable sources, and political campaigning.
South America
Argentina has three reactors, with a combined net capacity of 1.6 GWe. In 2022, the country generated 5.4% of its electricity from nuclear.
Brazil has two reactors, with a combined net capacity of 1.9 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 2.5% of the country's electricity.
West & Central Europe
Belgium has five operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 5.9 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 46.4% of the country's electricity.
Finland has five operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 4.4 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 35.0% of the country's electricity. Finland's fifth reactor – a 1600 MWe (net) EPR – was connected to the grid in March 2022.
France has 56 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 61.4 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 62.5% of the country's electricity.
Government policy, set under a former administration in 2014, aimed to reduce nuclear's share of electricity generation to 50% by 2025. This target was delayed in 2019 to 2035, before being abandoned in 2023.
One reactor is currently under construction in France – a 1750 MWe EPR at Flamanville.
The Netherlands has a single operable nuclear reactor, with a net capacity of 0.5 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 3.3% of the country's electricity.
Spain has seven operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 7.1 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 20.3% of the country's electricity.
Sweden has six operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 6.9 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 29.4% of the country's electricity.
The country is closing down some older reactors, but has invested heavily in operating lifetime extensions and uprates.
Switzerland has four operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 3.0 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 36.4% of the country's electricity.
The United Kingdom has 9 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 5.9 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 14.2% of the country's electricity.
A UK government energy paper in mid-2006 endorsed the replacement of the country’s ageing fleet of nuclear reactors with new nuclear build. Construction has commenced on the first of a new-generation of plants.
Central and East Europe, Russia
Armenia has a single nuclear power reactor with a net capacity of 0.4 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 31.0% of the country's electricity.
Belarus has two operable nuclear power reactors, with a combined net capacity of 2.2 GWe. Almost all the rest of the country's electricity is produced from natural gas. In 2021, nuclear generated 14.1% of the country's electricity.
Bulgaria has two operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 2.0 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 32.6% of the country's electricity.
The Czech Republic has six operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 3.9 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 36.7% of the country's electricity.
Hungary has four operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 1.9 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 47.0% of the country's electricity.
Romania has two operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 1.3 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 19.4% of the country's electricity.
Russia has 36 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 26.8 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 19.6% of the country's electricity.
A government decree in 2016 specified construction of 11 nuclear power reactors by 2030, in addition to those already under construction. At the start of 2023, Russia had three reactors under construction, with a combined capacity of 2.7 GWe.
The strength of Russia's nuclear industry is reflected in its dominance of export markets for new reactors. The country's national nuclear industry is currently involved in new reactor projects in Belarus, China, Hungary, India, Iran and Turkey, and to varying degrees as an investor in Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, South Africa, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan among others.
Slovakia has four operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 1.8 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 59.2% of the country's electricity. A further two units are under construction.
Slovenia has a single operable nuclear reactor with a net capacity of 0.7 GWe. In 2022, Slovenia generated 42.6% its electricity from nuclear.
Ukraine has 15 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 13.1 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated an estimated 58.7 TWh of electricity.
Turkey commenced construction of its first nuclear power plant in April 2018, with start of operation expected in 2024.
Asia
Bangladesh started construction on the first of two planned Russian VVER-1200 reactors in 2017. Construction on the second started in 2018. It plans to have the first unit in operation by 2024. The country currently produces virtually all of its electricity from fossil fuels.
China has 55 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 53.3 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 5.0% of the country's electricity.
The country continues to dominate the market for new nuclear build, with 25 reactors under construction at the end of October 2023. In 2018 China became the first country to commission two new designs – the AP1000 and the EPR. China is marketing the Hualong One for export, a largely indigenous reactor design.
The strong impetus for developing new nuclear power in China comes from the need to improve urban air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
India has 23 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 7.4 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 3.1% of the country's electricity.
The Indian government is committed to growing its nuclear power capacity as part of its massive infrastructure development programme. The government in 2010 set an ambitious target to have 14.6 GWe nuclear capacity online by 2024. At the end of October 2023 eight reactors were under construction in India, with a combined capacity of 6.7 GWe.
Japan has 33 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 31.7 GWe. As of October 2023, 11 reactors had been brought back online, with a further 16 in the process of restart approval, following the Fukushima accident in 2011. In the past, 30% of the country's electricity has come from nuclear; in 2022, the figure was just 6.1%.
South Korea has 26 operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 25.8 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 6.1% of the country's electricity.
The country has three new reactors under construction domestically and is constructing a four-unit plant in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan has six operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 3.3 GWe. In 2022, nuclear generated 16.2% of the country's electricity.
Africa
Egypt started construction in July 2022 of the first of four Russian-designed VVER units to be built at the El Dabaa site on the Mediterranean coast. The second unit began construction in November 2022, the third in May 2023, and the fourth in January 2024. All four reactors are expected to be operational by 2030.
South Africa has two operable nuclear reactors, with a combined net capacity of 1.9 GWe, and is the only African country currently producing electricity from nuclear. In 2022, nuclear generated 4.9% of the country's electricity. South Africa remains committed to plans for further capacity, but financing constraints are significant.
Middle East
Iran has a single operable nuclear reactor with a net capacity of 0.9 GWe. In 2021, nuclear generated 1.7% of the country's electricity. A second Russian-designed VVER-1000 unit is under construction.
The United Arab Emirates has three operable nuclear reactors with a capacity of 6.8 GWe. A fourth unit is under construction at the same plant (Barakah). In 2022, nuclear generated 6.8% of the country's electricity.
Emerging nuclear energy countries
As outlined above, Bangladesh, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are all constructing their first nuclear power plants. A number of other countries are moving towards use of nuclear energy for power production. For more information, see page on Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries.
Improved performance from existing reactors
The performance of nuclear reactors has improved substantially over time. Over the last 40 years the proportion of reactors reaching high capacity factors has increased significantly.
Figure 4: Long-term trends in capacity factors (source: World Nuclear Association, IAEA PRIS)
It is also notable that there is no significant age-related trend in the mean capacity factor for reactors over the last five years.
Figure 5: Mean capacity factor 2018-2022 by age of reactor (source: World Nuclear Association, IAEA PRIS)
That boat has sailed.
Unfortunately.
I can see the connection you’re trying to make, which indicates you’ve got a really simplistic view as to why people can’t afford houses and by asking the question your implying wages haven’t grown fast enough to allow people to buy homes which simply isn’t the case.
I'll give you a little example of the value of unions. Prior to 85, superannuation was an option, not a compulsory obligation. Employers often used superannuation as a carrot to keep staff around. They'd do this by employing a "vesting" scale, where a proportion of employer contributions plus interest would be payable to the employee, based on years of service. Often, the vesting scales had stupidly long periods before anything would be available to the employee. Sometimes, those scales were so hilariously skewed, the employer would end up with everything, because non vested money would remain in the fund, and the employer would be last man standing. And before you cry bullshit, I could name half a dozen off the top of my head, because I managed those super funds.
Who would have thought it a good idea to even nominate one of the most divisive figures in Australian political history. Setka could be on next year's list at this rate for contribution to crime.
