1 000 new nuclear reactors needed to meet global energy demand by 2025 – WNA

1 000 new nuclear reactors needed to meet global energy demand by 2025 – WNA: The world will need to build 1 000 new nuclear reactors to meet global energy demand by 2050, World Nuclear Association (WNA) Harmony Programme adviser Jeremy Gordon said at AtomExpo, in Sochi, Russia, on Monday. He added that nuclear power was in the past 25 years growing at the fastest rate ever and that demand for electricity was increasing; however, the energy sector is struggling to keep up with demand.