§ 34. Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has regarding the likely growth of nuclear power generation worldwide over the next 15 years.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe Department of Energy does not forecast total world nuclear power generation; but the IAEA has recently published a range of estimates to 2005. These are shown in the table:
Total World Nuclear Generation (TWh) 1987 1,652 1995 2,362–2,461 2000 2,813–3,081 2005 3,205–3,695 Source: International Atomic Energy Agency. Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the period up to 2005. July 1988 Edition.
§ 36. Sir Trevor SkeetTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has as to the proportion of energy needs which are currently met by nuclear power generation in(a) Britain, (b) France, (c) West Germany, (d) Belgium, (e) Spain, (f) Japan and (g) the United States of America for each of the last two years.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe proportions of nuclear generation to total primary energy requirement for 1985 and 1986, the latest full two years for which figures are available, are shown in the table:
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Proportion of Nuclear Electricity to total primary energy requirement Country 1985 1986 United Kingdom 6.7 6.4 France 25.2 28.3 West Germany 10.5 9.9
Country 1985 1986 Belgium 17.9 19.8 Spain 8.3 11.1 Japan 10.5 11.0 United States of America 5.0 5.4 Source: International Energy Agency Energy Balances of OECD Countries 1985–86.