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A major U.S. Government source of domestic and international energy statistics is the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration, with home page at

Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration

( http://www.eia.doe.gov/ )
Some useful documents newly online at the time of publication are: Annual Energy Review 1999, an extensive document of U.S. and some global data; see contents at

Annual Energy Review 1999

( http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/contents.html )
Annual Energy Outlook 2002, which makes some projections for energy consumption over the next two decades; overview at

Annual Energy Outlook 2002

( http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/ )
International Energy Annual 1998; overview at

International Energy Annual 1998

( http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/overview.html )
International Energy Outlook 2000; see index at

International Energy Outlook 2000

( http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/index.html )
A very interesting set of "International Energy Fact Sheets," including some with economic and/or political perspectives, is at

"International Energy Fact Sheets"

( http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/fact.html )
The U.S. Geological Survey's Energy Resource Surveys Program is accessible via the home page

U.S. Geological Survey's Energy Resource Surveys Program

( http://energy.usgs.gov/ )
A series of satellite images of the Chernobyl area, with some information on the 1986 reactor accident and its aftermath, is found at

Satellite images of the Chernobyl area

( http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/Chernobyl/ )
For data and graphics concerning worldwide use of nuclear fission power, try the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) site at

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

( http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/ )
The IAEA-which is sometimes described as the "Atoms for Peace Organization of the UN"-cosponsored the "One Decade after Chernobyl" conference in April 1996, highlights of which can be found at

"One Decade after Chernobyl" conference

( http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/thisweek/preview/chernobyl/ )
Information from the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System is at

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System

( http://www-nfcis.iaea.org )
Information on commercial U.S. reactors specifically-numbers, types, the licensing process, etc.-is available from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

( http://www.nrc.gov/ )
Natural Resources Canada (NR Canada) makes available contact e-mail addresses for many agency personnel handling a variety of energy and related policy issues, at

Natural Resources Canada

( http://www.NRCan.gc.ca/htbin-post/x500services )







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