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==Market Size==

The increasing demand for electrical energy in industrial nations is
well  documented.   If we include the demand of  third  world  nations,
pushed  by  their increasing rate of growth, we could  expect  an  even
faster rise in the demand for electrical power in the near future.

In 1971, nine industrialized nations, (with 25 percent of the world's
population),  used  690  million kilowatts, 76  percent  of  all  power
generated.  The rest of the world used only 218 million kilowatts.   By
comparison,  China  generated  only  17  million  kilowatts  and  India
generated only 15 million kilowatts (less than two percent each).7   If
a conservative assumption was made that the three-quarters of the world
which is only using one-quarter of the current power production were to
eventually consume as much as the first quarter, then an additional 908
million kilowatts will be needed.  The demand for electrical power will
continue to increase with the industrialization of the world.