Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Current Debates on Natural and Engineering Sciences 11, H.Y. Çoğun, Editör, Bidge Publications, Ankara, ss.194-214, 2023
According to data published by the United Nations, On 15 November 2022, the world’s
population surpassed 8 billion people (1), and in 2023 it was declared as 8,045,000,000 (2).
According to World Bank data from 2014, the average energy consumption per capita in the
world is calculated as 3,133 kWh/person/year (3). As of 2019, more than 10% of the total
electricity produced in the world, which is 2,657 TWh, was provided through 442 nuclear power
plants (NPPs) located in 30 countries. The production ranking of countries that produce nuclear
electricity is given in Table 1. In the list, the United States, which meets 18% of its energy of
772 TWh from 93 nuclear power plants, is by far the leader, followed by China and France. It
should be noted that France, Slovakia, and Ukraine are heavily dependent on nuclear energy,
which is above 50% of its energy. Nuclear energy is also used in neighboring vicinity countries
close to Türkiye, such as Armenia, Bulgaria, and Iran, as well as some countries such as
Slovenia, Ukraine, and Pakistan to meet their energy needs.