1. IEA has electricity statistics for the OECD up to August, 2010. Nuclear generation was 1449.9 Twh for the first 8 months which is 0.9% more than in 2009 and about at the level of 2008.

2. Japan’s nuclear generation for October was 11.4% over 2009 and for September was 4.2% more than the same month in 2009.

3. USA – For September 2010, nuclear generation was 69.3 billion kilowatt-hours compared to 65.9 billion kWh in September 2009. The average capacity factor for September 2010 was 95.5% compared to 90.9% in September 2009. Year-to-date 2010 nuclear generation is 0.2% behind the same period in 2009.

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