Outline of nuclear power

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to nuclear power:

Nuclear power – the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity,[1] with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity.[2]

  1. ^ World Nuclear Association. Another drop in nuclear generation Archived 7 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine World Nuclear News, 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Key World Energy Statistics 2007" (PDF). International Energy Agency. 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)