Full Title: Technology Roadmap: Nuclear Energy
Author(s): Nuclear Energy Agency and International Energy Agency
Publisher(s): International Energy Agency (IEA)
Publication Date: January 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
Nuclear power is the largest source of low-carbon electricity in OECD countries, with an 18% overall share of electricity production in 2013 and second at global levels with an 11% share. The updated vision for the 2014 Nuclear Roadmap – based on the 2 degrees Celsius (°C) scenario of Energy Technology Perspectives: Scenarios and Strategies to 2050 (IEA, forthcoming 2015) –sees nuclear continuing to play a major role in lowering emissions from the power sector, while improving security of energy supply, supporting fuel diversity and providing large-scale electricity at stable production costs.