Nuclear power in Eastern Europe

Huge expansion of nuclear power capacity ¿ so huge that some observers might view it as unrealistic ¿ is planned by the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc countries. The goal is total installed capacity of 150 GW by 1990. The ambition of this plan can be measured by the previous target ¿ 30 GW by 1980, a total that is not likely to be met. Present operating capacity is estimated at 16 GW, with some nuclear power stations due to go into operation in the next year or two.