What is World Nuclear Industry Status Report?
'''''The World Nuclear Industry Status Report''''' is a yearly report about the global challenges facing the [[nuclear power]] industry. The reports show that the share of nuclear-generated electricity in the overall global energy production has decreased in the 2000s. Nuclear power now accounts for about 13 percent of the world’s electricity generation and 5.5 percent of primary energy.<ref name=bul>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/reports/2008-world-nuclear-industry-status-report/2008-world-nuclear-industry-status-re-1 |title=2008 world nuclear industry status report: Western Europe |access-date=2011-05-06 |archive-date=2011-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514002237/http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/reports/2008-world-nuclear-industry-status-report/2008-world-nuclear-industry-status-re-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==2010-11 report== The ''World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010-2011'' is authored by [[Mycle Schneider]], Antony Froggatt, and Steve Thomas and published by the Washington-based [[Worldwatch Institute]]. The foreword is written by [[Amory Lovins]].<ref name=myschnied/> According to the report, the international [[nuclear power]] industry has been unable to stop the slow decline of nuclear energy. The world’s reactor fleet is aging quickly and not enough new units are coming online. As of April 1, 2011, there were 437 nuclear reactors operating in the world, which was seven fewer than in 2002.<ref name=myschnied/> The Olkiluoto plant has had particular problems: <blockquote> The flagship EPR project at Olkiluoto in Finland, managed by the largest nuclear builder in the world, AREVA NP, has turned into a financial fiasco. The project is four years behind schedule and at least 90 percent over budget, reaching a total cost estimate of €5.7 billion ($8.3 billion) or close to €3,500 ($5,000) per kilowatt.<ref name=myschnied>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/WorldNuclearIndustryStatusReport2011_%20FINAL.pdf |title=World Nuclear Industr