Nuclear Energy Recap: The Major Advancements Around the Planet

By David Von Walland

Nuclear energy breakthroughs have proliferated all around the world, and countries with the wherewithal to do so have amped up the number of new nuclear energy locations. This increased interest in nuclear power has been one of the major developments to come out of 2011.

While the United States continues to be a leader in nuclear energy technology, other nations are exploring either starting or further developing their own nuclear energy resources. This, in turn, has made nuclear energy more prolific internationally.

Nuclear energy is one of the most reliable and sustainable sources of electrical power development and should continue to be in the future. China's mixture of research and growing importation of technology has launched it to becoming on par with the United States in the construction of new nuclear plants.

While the United States has eased off building new nuclear energy plants, China has amped up construction. It's reasonable to say that while the United States is still the leader when it comes to nuclear energy development in 2011, but other states are quickly moving into position to catch or maybe pass them in that market.

African states have long relied on traditional fuels to power their cities; nonetheless, they are looking towards cost-effective nuclear energy solutions also, in part because the transportation of traditional fuels in those states is just too pricey.

As such, so as to meet the needs of its voters, African nations are moving toward building nuclear power plants also. Nuclear energy development used to be something that just one or two countries could afford to do; now, with its expansion across the globe, nuclear energy is beginning to become less expensive and cleaner to provide.

That in turn has pushed lots of states to investigate building new sources of nuclear energy. That is one of the biggest developments in nuclear energy in 2011.

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