Add us as your preferred source on Google to see more of our content in Search.
Add to Preferred SourcesCurrently, all 442 nuclear power reactors worldwide are in operation. They continue to provide 10 percent of the world’s electricity and around one-third of its low-carbon electricity.
Nuclear power plants can continue operation because of their contingency plans, which include what to do during a global pandemic, such as COVID-19. If there is a concern that not enough staff are fit for duty, nuclear reactors could be pre-emptively shutdown and maintained in a stable condition.
Original source: IAEA
Published on 16 April 2020