【美国《核新闻》2004年2月刊报道】根据美国能源部(DOE)能源信息管理局(EIA)的报告,美国核发电能力将从2002年的98.7 GW增加到2025年的102.6 GW。EIA在最新的能源年度预测中预计,增加的核发电能力将主要来自现有核电机组的改进,这种改进相当于在2002～2025年间新增核发电能力3 According to a report by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. nuclear power generation capacity will increase from 98.7 GW in 2002 to 102.6 GW in 2025, according to a report by the U.S. Nuclear News. EIA estimates in the latest energy annual forecast that the increased nuclear power generation capacity will mainly come from the improvement of existing nuclear power generation units, which is equivalent to adding nuclear power generation capacity from 2002 to 2025