THE ECONOMICS OF NUCLEAR POWER - AN UPDATE

As a matter of fact the number of nuclear power plants in the world is continually decreasing.
At the present time there are still 436 reactors in operation. In the next 15 to 20 years more ageing plants will go offline than new ones coming into operation. By no means will all declarations of
intent be implemented. The more energy markets are opened up to free competition, the smaller the chances are for nuclear energy .