nuclear power plant
DESCRIPTION
Nuclear power plant. Spent nuclear fuel. Uranium. High level radioactive waste. Reprocessing. plutonium. Fast breeder reactor. Plutonium. Nuclear power plant. Spent nuclear fuel. Uranium. High level radioactive waste. Reprocessing. Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant ８ tonnes/year. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel
High levelradioactive
waste
PlutoniumFast breeder reactor
plutonium
Reprocessing
Uranium
Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel
High levelradioactive
waste
PlutoniumFast breeder reactor
plutonium
? ４５ tonnes
Final Disposal X
Uranium
Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant８ tonnes/year
Reprocessing
Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel
High levelradioactive
waste
PlutoniumFast breeder reactor
plutonium
? ４５ tonnes
９
１
Mix Oxide fuel (MOX)
Final Disposal X
Reprocessing
Uranium
Plutonium is recovered through spentfuel reprocessing and mixed with uranium for use in a thermal reactor.
Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant８ tonnes/year
Uranium Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel
High levelradioactive
waste
PlutoniumFast breeder reactor
plutonium
?Final Disposal X
Reprocessing
• Regional Monopoly
• Power generation and Power grid
• Pricing
TEPCO
DPJ LDP
Media
Scholars
METI** Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Union Vote $
Graduate Employment
$
Advertising and
Sponsorship
Amakudari‘Descent fromheaven’ – civil servants entering the private sector following retirement
Regional Monopoly
Grid
Gas
SolarWind
Nuclear
Grid
Power Generation
The Structure of Power Companies
Pricing
Profit (3%)
Cost
• Overhead• Maintenance• Construction• Wages
MarketPricing
• Feed in Tariff
• Independent Grid
• Market Mechanism
• Local Government Initiative
• Natural Energy Foundation (Mega Solar)
Issues for the Future
Akita Prefecture
$1b/year
Electricity (nuclear)
Akita Prefecture
Local bank
Wind and Solar power
Renewable (Local)
Consumer“Akita komachi” rice
$800m/year
“Akita komachi” rice
$800m/year
Outside Akita Prefecture