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Nuclear power in western europe 1988 (1988)

AuteurForatom
Datum1988
Classificatie 6.01.0.20/20 (BELANG MONDIAAL)
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INTRODUCTION

THE NUCLEAR CONTRIBUTION TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

When the European Atomic Forum (Foratom) was formed in 1960, Western Europe's 
first nuclear power station had been operating for just one year. By the end of 1987, 
127 commercial nuclear power stations were meeting some 35 per cent of electricity 
demand, at costs which compared favourably with those of coal- and oil-fired power 
stations.

Nuclear power plays a more significant role in some countries of Foratom than in 
others. In France, for example, some 70 per cent of the electricity produced comes 
from nuclear; in Belgium it currently accounts for 66 per cent, while in Sweden it 
has reached 46 per cent. Nearly 37 per cent of the electricity generated in the 
Federal Republic of Germany and in Switzerland is nuclear in origin, while 
commercial reactors in Finland and Spain account for almost 33 percent and
31 per cent respectively.

On the other hand, in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands where plentiful 
supplies of fossil fuels are available, the contribution made by nuclear power 
stands at a modest 18 per cent and six percent.

The 1988 edition of the Foratom Status Report describes the nuclear programmes 
of the Foratom member countries and highlights those factors which influence 
their continued development.

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