The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said global use of nuclear energy could increase by as much as 100% in the next two decades on the back of growth in Asia, despite a slump in the construction of new reactors after the Fukushima disaster, Reuters has reported. The UN agency said that a somewhat slower capacity expansion than previously forecast is likely after the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century. However, it said that "significant growth in the use of nuclear energy worldwide is still anticipated - between 35 per cent and 100% by 2030 - although the Agency projections for 2030 are 7-8% lower than projections made in 2010."