Diffusion of nuclear energy in some developing countries

Electric power demand is increasing worldwide and, in the last years, energy policy has focused on expanding nuclear power, especially in developing countries. One of the key points surrounding this issue is the depletion time of uranium; further, forecasters had estimated that the use of nuclear reactors would come to a halt in 2020 by IAEA. It is apparent that we can no longer sustain the evolutionary model of energy consumption typical of the...