Gail Marcus discusses the current social, political and economic factors shaping the development of nuclear power worldwide.
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Gail H. Marcus is an independent consultant on nuclear power technology and policy based in Washington DC, US. For more information check her blog, Nuke Power Talk.
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International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Power Profiles: https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/cnpp2018/pages/index.htm
Nuclear News, 20th Annual Reference Issue, March 2018: http://www.ans.org/store/item-690070/
Nuke Power Talk blog: http://nukepowertalk.blogspot.com
World Nuclear Association Country Profiles: http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles.aspx
World Nuclear Association, Nuclear Power Reactors: http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-power-reactors.aspx
World Nuclear Association Small Nuclear Power Reactors: http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-power-reactors/small-nuclear-power-reactors.aspx
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Marcus, G.H. Nuclear power around the world. Nat Rev Phys 1, 172–173 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-019-0020-z
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