Sentences with phrase «existing reactor fleet»

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And while Germany is phasing out nuclear power, five new reactors are under construction in the U.S., adding to its existing fleet of 99 commercial reactors.

The world's ample supply of uranium could fuel a much larger fleet of reactors than exists today throughout their 40 - to 50 - year life span.

Yet, even if every planned reactor in China was to be built, the country would still rely on burning coal for more than 50 percent of its electric power — and the Chinese nuclear reactors would provide at best roughly the same amount of energy to the developing nation as does the existing U.S. fleet.

NuScale builds on lessons learned from the existing fleet of commercial power reactors and incorporates those lessons into the fundamental design of the NuScale plant, as well as including several new design innovations to further enhance safety.

C2ES recommends policy solutions that offer the greatest promise to support the existing fleet and lay the groundwork for advanced nuclear reactors, including: