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Current status of electricity 3

generation in the world and future
of nuclear power industry

I. Pioro * ,1 , R. Duffey †
*Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science, University of Ontario Institute
†
of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada, Idaho Falls, Idaho, ID, United States
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Corresponding author: igor.pioro@uoit.ca

Chapter Outline

3.1 Statistics on electricity generation in the world 69
3.2 Share and operation of various energy sources in an electrical grid 86
3.3 Modern thermal power plants 95
3.4 Modern nuclear power reactors and nuclear power plants 102
3.5 Conclusions 111
Acknowledgments 113
References 113

Nomenclature

P, p pressure, Pa
Q amount of heat (J)
T temperature (°C)
W work (J)

Greek letters

η efficiency (%)

Subscripts

com compressor
cr critical
el electrical
in inlet

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