Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:

  1. The aggregate annual supply of nuclear power has been declining since 2007.
  2. Nuclear power provides roughly 10% of the world’s electricity.

Which of the above is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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C Correct answer
Explanation

According to last estimates released by IAEA in 2011, around 10% of world’s electricity generation comes from nuclear power plants. Annual generation of nuclear power has been on a slight downward trend since 2007, decreasing 1.8% in 2009 to 2558 TWh with nuclear power meeting 13–14% of the world's electricity demand. One factor in the nuclear power percentage decrease since 2007 has been the prolonged shutdown of large reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan following the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki earthquake.

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