May 16, 2005—America’s nuclear power plants, providing electricity to one of every five US homes and businesses, continued to operate at high levels of efficiency and safety in 2004, according to plant performance indicators compiled by the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO).
The US nuclear energy industry set record-high levels of electricity production and efficiency, while also nearing record performance in areas including safety system performance, worker safety and programs to protect workers from radiation exposure, says WANO
These areas are among the performance indicators tracked by London-based WANO. The milestones were achieved even as many facilities conducted major equipment replacement projects that position the power plants to better serve customers, the organization says.
To view charts of the WANO performance indicators for U.S. nuclear power plants, go to the Nuclear Data section of the Nuclear Energy Institutes Web site.
