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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Nuclear powers down as global reactor numbers shrink

The number of nuclear reactors operating around the world is shrinking, a report has found, and renewable energy generation is outpacing the technology.

The EnergyScience Coalition released the findings on Monday in a report analysing progress on renewable and nuclear energy generation, as well as investments in each.

It found nuclear power generation was "stagnating rather than growing" despite claims to the contrary, and that only three countries were planning to add nuclear reactors to their energy mix, while another three were planning to phase it out.

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