India among biggest nuclear-power generators
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There is no shortage of uranium on the planet. According to a report form the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and International Atomic Energy Agency, identified resources should provide some 100 years' worth at current requirements, and plenty more is likely to be discovered, according to The Economist.
Let's take a look at some of the bigger nuclear-power countries.
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Image: Sunflowers grow on a field in front of the nuclear power plant near the northern Swiss town Leibstadt.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
India among biggest nuclear-power generators
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The United States
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 100 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 115 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 115 GW(e)
Global rank: 1
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Image: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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France
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 62 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 64 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 65 GW(e)
Global rank: 2
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Image: An aerial view shows the Eiffel tower in Paris.
Photographs: Regis Duvignau/Reuters
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Japan
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 46 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 40 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 50 GW(e)
Global rank: 3
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
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Russia
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 24 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 30 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 30 GW(e)
Global rank: 4
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Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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South Korea
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 19 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 30 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 42 GW(e)
Global rank: 5
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Image: People walk past a section of the Berlin Wall displayed at Berlin Plaza in central Seoul.
Photographs: Jo Yong hak/Reuters
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Ukraine
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 10 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 24 GW(e)
Global rank: 6
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Image: A view of central Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Photographs: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Germany
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 6 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): N/A GW(e)
Global rank: 7
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Image: The skyline of Frankfurt with its bank towers is seen under clouds.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Canada
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 7 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 6 GW(e)
Global rank: 8
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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
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China
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 8 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 40 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 84 GW(e)
Global rank: 9
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Image: Two women walk through a building that resembles a Roman Coliseum at the Florentia Village in the district of Wuqing, located on the outskirts of Tianjin, China.
Photographs: David Gray/Reuters
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India
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2011): 4 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2020): 8 GW(e)
Installed nuclear generation capacity (2035): 24 GW(e)
Global rank: 10
Image: A view of the Bandra-Worli sea link bridge, also called the Rajiv Gandhi Sethu, in Mumbai.
Photographs: John Goh/Reuters
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