EIA Estimates Positive Growth for Nuclear Energy In Latest Annual Energy Outlook

EIA Estimates Positive Growth for Nuclear Energy In Latest Annual Energy Outlook

by Victoria Barq

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that electricity generated by nuclear energy in the United States is projected to increase 10 percent by 2035 over 2010 totals if current laws and regulations remain unchanged. This scenario, deemed the “reference case,” is one of the EIA’s 30 scenarios released this week in its Annual Energy Outlook 2012 that project varying levels of change in the energy sector due to market and policy influences.