A Country Is Not Building Many Nuclear Plants, but the Ones

question 186

Multiple Choice

A country is not building many nuclear plants, but the ones it has are running at nearly full capacity. The output (as a percent of total capacity) of nuclear plants is described by the equation where t is measured in years, with corresponding to the beginning of 1990. If the utilization of nuclear power continues to grow at the same rate and the total capacity of nuclear plants in the country remains constant, by what year can the plants be expected to be generating at maximum capacity?

• A) 2001
• B) 2015
• C) 2005
• D) 2008
• E) 2004

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