Present Trend of Nuclear Energy Development

Key words: 
• nuclear energy development /
• nuclear electricity /
• nuclear heating /
• medium and small reactor

Abstract: This paper briefly analyses the present developing trend and features of nuclear energyin the world and our country.Although the nuclear energy development was subjected to the serioussetback because of the accidents of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl s nuclear power plants,it hasbeen growing toward the way of more safe、more economic、multiple purpose、medium and small re-actor and future fast neutron advanced reactor.The nuclear energy will be the main energy source of21th century all over the world.