尽管担心发生三哩岛那样的核危机,美国核电40年发展过后在全国电力中所占的比例仍在不断升高。 据美国核能研究所的一份报告称,如今核电已占公用事业公司所发电力的22％,而1960年这个数字为零。 尽管有环境问题和煤一样的成本问题,核燃料在美国发电公司仍然受人偏爱,发电市场 Despite fears of a nuclear crisis like San Francisco, the proportion of nuclear power in the United States after 40 years of development has continued to rise. According to a report from the US Institute of Nuclear Energy, nuclear power now accounts for 22% of electricity generated by utility companies, and in 1960 this number was zero. Despite the environmental issues and the cost of coal, nuclear fuel is still favored by U.S. power generation companies.