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Nuclear Energy in 2013:Status and Outlook
Briefing for Czech Technical University
Scott Peterson, Senior Vice PresidentNuclear Energy Institute
March 11, 2013
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Today’s Briefing• Benefits of nuclear energy• Enhancing nuclear plant safety• Used nuclear fuel management• Short- and long-term outlook for
nuclear energy
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Nuclear Energy: A Solid Value Proposition
Clean Air Compliance
Value
Grid Stability
Forward Price
Stability
Fuel and Technology
Diversity
Anchor the Local
Community: Jobs, Tax Base
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Nuclear Energy’s Value Proposition U.S. Nuclear Plant Capacity Factor (Percent)
2012 Trends• 10% of electric
capacity produces 20% of U.S. electricity
• Highest capacity factor of any power source
• Consistently low production costs, lower than natural gas and coal
• Growing recognition of energy security/ national security benefits
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
89.6% in 200691.8% in 200791.1% in 200890.5% in 200991.2% in 201088.9% in 201186.4% in 2012 (est.)
89.2% without Crystal River 3, Fort Calhoun and San Onofre
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Consistently High Safety Performance
• Nuclear energy is safe. Fleet safety performance is consistently high and remained so during 2012
• Major events are rare; most measures of safety focus on lesser, precursor events that are resolved
• Most recent report from the NRC’s Industry Trend Program: No significant adverse trends in industry safety performance
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Response to the Fukushima Accident
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NRC Top Requirements
• Enhance ability to maintain cooling and containment integrity during a severe event
• Enhance spent fuel pool instrumentation• Re-evaluate potential seismic and flooding hazards• Ensure reliable and accessible hardened containment
vents• Re-evaluate emergency communications systems
and staffing levels for multi-reactor events
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Industry’s FLEX Approach Enhances Safety• FLEX is a system of comprehensive, tailored safety
measures to respond to extreme events• 67 sites around the country maintain backup portable
safety equipment- More portable, backup safety equipment being added at all 65
plant sites to respond to natural events- Two regional response centers being developed and equipped
to provide another layer of backup equipment
• More than 1,500 pieces of equipment added• FLEX approach is being emulated by industry in
other countries
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National Network for Equipment Sharing
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Perceived Safety of Nuclear Power Plants
Bisconti Research, Inc. with GfK Roper survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, Feb. 8-10, 2013
• Thinking about the nuclear power plants that are operating now, how safe do you regard these plants? Please think of a scale from "1" to "7," where "1" means very unsafe and "7" means very safe. The safer you think they are, the higher the number you would give.
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Favorability to Nuclear Energy
Bisconti Research, Inc. with GfK Roper survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, Feb. 8-10, 2013
• Overall, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity in the United States?
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Safely Managing Used Nuclear Fuel
• Spent fuel stored at reactor sites awaiting U.S. Department of Energy management
• Yucca Mountain repository project licensing application review suspended in 2010
• Blue Ribbon Commission investigates new path toward responsible stewardship
• Meanwhile, U.S. government is paying damages and courts are considering lawsuits related to license review and tax on consumers
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Used Fuel Management Policy Update
• Early stages of developing consensus on how to restructure program
• Industry endorses:- Complete Yucca Mountain licensing- Implement consent-based siting for
consolidated storage facility- Develop new management entity
with access to funds necessary to complete mission
- Develop permanent disposal facility (at Yucca Mountain or elsewhere)
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New Nuclear Development
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New U.S. Reactor Projects
• Five reactors under construction- Watts Bar 2, online in 2015- Vogtle 3 & 4 (AP1000), online in 2017, 2018- Summer 2 & 3 (AP1000), online in 2017, 2018
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Vogtle AP1000 Project in Georgia
Crews at the largest construction project in Georgia’s history prepare Vogtle 3 for 6-foot-thick concrete basemat
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Summer AP1000 Project in South Carolina
Containment vessel: lower head and rings
Rebar placement at Summer 2 excavation pit
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Global Market Leadership
• Westinghouse has built 25 reactors in the EU, 4 AP1000s are being built in China, 4 in the U.S.
• Modular construction techniques allow for distribution of in-country jobs and concurrent assembly
• U.S. nuclear technology is a strategic element of U.S. foreign policy: export technology and safety culture
• AP1000 expansion in global markets could create additional markets, jobs for Czech-based suppliers and service providers
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Questions?