Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List of Figures 5
2 Introduction 6
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 6
3 Plant Life Extension (PLEX) and Plant Life Management (PLIM) for Nuclear Reactors - Global Landscape Analysis to 2020 7
3.1 Nuclear Plant Life Extension Overview 7
3.2 Plant Life Extension Process 7
3.2.1 Project Initiation 8
3.2.2 Integrated Implementation Plan 8
3.2.3 Project Execution 9
3.2.4 Return to Service 9
3.2.5 Follow Up 10
3.3 Nuclear Plant Life Extensions – Key Drivers 11
3.3.1 Growing Demand for Electricity 11
3.3.2 Averting Decommissioning Costs 12
3.3.3 Averting Capital Investment Costs for New-build 12
3.3.4 Environmental Benefits Associated With Nuclear Power 13
3.3.5 Continued Power Supply 13
3.4 Nuclear Plant Life Extensions – Major Restraints 13
3.4.1 Public Concerns 13
3.4.2 Concerns on Reduced Safety Features 13
3.5 Nuclear Plant Life Extension Market Overview 13
4 Plant Life Management (PLIM) Overview 14
4.1 Plant Life Management (PLIM) of Nuclear Power Plants 14
4.2 PLIM approaches 14
4.2.1 Periodic Safety Review (PSR) 14
4.2.2 License Renewal (LR) Application 15
5 Plants Life Extension, Global, Market Analysis, 2012-2020 16
5.1 Plant Life Extension, Global, Market Size ($m), 2012-2020 16
5.2 PLEX Market, Global, 2012–1016 and 2017–2020 17
5.3 Plant Life Extension Market, Global, 2012-2020 19
5.3.1 Plant Life Extension Market, Asia-Pacific, 2012-2020 19
5.3.2 Plant Life Extension Market, Europe, 2012-2020 21
5.3.3 Plant Life Extension Market, North America, 2012-2020 34
5.3.4 Plant Life Extension Market, South and Central America, 2012-2020 39
6 Global Power Uprates and Age Analysis 41
6.1 Power Uprate Overview 41
6.2 Global Power Uprate Overview 41
6.2.1 US Power Uprate Overview 41
6.2.2 Sweden Power Uprate Overview 42
6.3 Global Age Analysis 43
6.3.1 Age Analysis, by Reactor Type 44
6.3.2 Age Analysis, by Region 46
6.3.3 Age Analysis, by Net Capacity 48
7 Analysis of the Key Players in the Global Nuclear Plant Life Extension and Power Uprates Market 49
7.1 Doosan Babcock Energy Limited 49
7.1.1 Doosan Babcock, Company Overview 49
7.1.2 Doosan Babcock, Life Extension and Plant Upgrade 49
7.2 PCI Energy Services, LLC 49
7.2.1 PCI Energy Services, Company Overview 49
7.2.2 PCI Energy Services, PLEX Implementation 49
7.3 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 50
7.3.1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Company Overview 50
7.3.2 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, PLEX Implementation 50
7.4 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 50
7.4.1 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Company Overview 50
7.4.2 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, PLEX Implementation Experience 50
7.5 Atos Origin S.A 51
7.5.1 Atos Origin S.A, Company Overview 51
7.5.2 Atos Origin S.A, PLEX Implementation Experience 51
7.6 Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power 51
7.6.1 Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Company Overview 51
7.6.2 Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, PLEX Implementation Experience 51
7.7 Alstom 51
7.7.1 Company Overview 51
7.7.2 Alstom, PLEX Implementation 51
7.8 Areva NP 52
7.8.1 Areva NP, Company Overview 52
7.8.2 Areva NP, PLEX Implementation Experience 52
7.9 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Inc. 52
7.9.1 GE-Hitachi, Company Overview 52
7.9.2 GE-Hitachi, PLEX and Power Uprate Implementation 52
7.10 Westinghouse 52
7.10.1 Westinghouse, Company Overview 52
7.10.2 Westinghouse, PLEX and Power Uprate Implementation 53
7.11 URS Corporation 53
7.11.1 URS Corporation, Company Overview 53
7.11.2 URS Corporation, PLEX Implementation 53
7.12 Enercon Services, Inc. 53
7.12.1 Company Overview 53
7.12.2 Enercon, Power Uprate Implementation Experience 53
7.13 Bechtel Power Corporation 54
7.13.1 Bechtel Power, Company Overview 54
7.13.2 Bechtel Power, PLEX Implementation 54
8 Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension and Power Uprates 55
8.1 Japan Decides on 60 Year Reactor Lifespan Limit 55
8.2 Argentina Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension 55
8.2.1 Argentina Signs Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea 55
8.2.2 Refurbishment Contract Signed for Embalse NPP 55
8.2.3 Contract Signed Between AECL and Nucleoelectrica to Refurbish Embalse Nuclear Plant 55
8.3 Bulgarian, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension and Power uprate 56
8.3.1 Bulgarian Energy Holdings Collaborates with Westinghouse 56
8.3.2 Kozloduy Plant Looks for Uprate Approval 56
8.4 Taiwan, Key Industry Update in Nuclear Plant Life Extension 56
8.4.1 Taiwan says No to Nuclear plant Life Extensions 56
8.5 Spain, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension and Power uprate 56
8.5.1 Power Uprates for Spanish Reactors 56
8.5.2 5 year Life Extension for Oldest Nuclear Reactor in Spain 56
8.6 Mexico, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Modernization 57
8.6.1 Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Underwent Modernization 57
8.7 Czech Republic, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Management and Power uprate 57
8.7.1 Czech Republic Uprates Unit Back in Operation 57
8.7.2 Rolls-Royce Contract with Czech Republic nuclear plant 57
8.8 France, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension 57
8.8.1 France Looks Forward to Extend its Power Plants 57
8.8.2 Rolls-Royce Wins the French Modernization Program 57
8.9 Russia, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension and Power uprate 58
8.9.1 Russian NPPs at Smolensk to undergo Modernization Program 58
8.10 The UK, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension 58
8.10.1 Nuclear Plant Extension at Capenhurst to be Designed by Atkins 58
8.11 The US, Key Industry Developments in Nuclear Plant Life Extension and Power uprate 58
8.11.1 NRC Approves Power Output increase for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant 58
8.11.2 Curtiss-Wright Receives Contract from Progress Energy to Provide ICCMS for Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant 58
8.11.3 Ameren Missouri Submits Callaway Energy Center License Renewal Application 58
8.11.4 NRC update on uprates 59
8.11.5 US Department of Energy to Investigate into Reactor Lifespans Greater than 60 years 59
9 Appendix 60
9.1 Abbreviations 60
9.2 Bibliography 61
9.3 Methodology 62
9.3.1 Coverage 62
9.3.2 Secondary Research 62
9.3.3 Primary Research 62
9.4 Modeling and Forecasting 63
9.5 Contact Us 63
9.6 Disclaimer 63
List of Tables
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Power Consumption, GWh, Global, 2000–2020 12
Table 2: Terms of License for Operation of Nuclear Power Plants 14
Table 3: PLEX Market, Global, 2012–2016 and 2017–2020 17
Table 4: Global, Key Equipment Replacements Needed for Plant Life Extension Programs 18
Table 5: Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Japan, 2012 19
Table 6: Expected Operating Nuclear Plants for PLEX (units), Republic of Korea, 2012-2020 20
Table 7: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Republic of Korea, 2012 21
Table 8: Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Belgium, 2012 21
Table 9: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Bulgaria, as of January 2012 22
Table 10: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Czech Republic, as of January 2012 22
Table 11: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Czech Republic, 2012 22
Table 12: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Finland, as of January 2012 23
Table 13: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), France, as of January 2012 24
Table 14: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), France, 2012 25
Table 15: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Hungary, as of January 2012 26
Table 16: Operating Nuclear Plant Undergoing PLEX (units), Netherlands, as of January 2012 26
Table 17: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Russia, as of January 2012 27
Table 18: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Russia, 2012 28
Table 19: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Slovakia, as of January 2012 28
Table 20: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Slovakia, 2012 29
Table 21: Operating Nuclear Plant Expected for PLEX (units), Slovenia, as of January 2012 29
Table 22: Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units) Spain, 2012 30
Table 23: Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Sweden, 2012 30
Table 24: Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Switzerland, 2012 31
Table 25: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Ukraine, as of January 2012 31
Table 26: Expected Operating Nuclear Plants for PLEX (units), Ukraine, 2012-2020 32
Table 27: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Ukraine, 2012 32
Table 28: Operating Nuclear Power Plant after PLEX (units), United Kingdom, as of January, 2012 33
Table 29: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), United Kingdom, 2012 33
Table 30: Reactors for Refurbishment (units), Canada, January, 2012 34
Table 31: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Canada, 2012 35
Table 32: Operating Reactors Issued Extension (units), United States, as of January 2012 36
Table 33: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), United States, 2012 38
Table 34: Operating Nuclear Plants Considered for PLEX (units), Argentina, as of January 2012 39
Table 35: Other Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Argentina, 2012 39
Table 36: Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Brazil, 2012 39
Table 37: Operating Nuclear Power Plants (units), Mexico, 2012 40
Table 38: Approved Power Uprates for Operating Nuclear Reactors (units), US,as of January 2012 41
Table 39: Power Uprates Applications Under Review (units), US, as of January 2012 42
Table 40: Expected Power Uprates, US, as of December 2010 42
Table 41: Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Type, as of January 2012 44
Table 42: Age Analysis of Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Type, as of January 2012 45
Table 43: Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Region, as of January 2012 46
Table 44: Age Analysis of Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Region, as of January 2012 47
Table 45: Age Analysis of Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Capacity (MW), as of January 2012 48
Table 46: Abbreviation 60
List of Figures
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Plant Life Extension Process 7
Figure 2: Power Consumption, GWh, Global, 2000–2020 11
Figure 3: Plant Life Extension Market, Global , Market Size ($m), as of January, 2012 16
Figure 4: PLEX Market, Global, 2012–2016 and 2017–2020 17
Figure 5: Age of Current Operational Reactors (years), Global, as of January 2012 43
Figure 6: Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Type, as of January 2012 44
Figure 7: Age Analysis of Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Type, as of January 2012 45
Figure 8: Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Region, as of January 2012 46
Figure 9: Age Analysis of Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Region, as of January 2012 47
Figure 10: Age Analysis of Current Operating Reactors (units), Global, by Capacity (MW), as of January 2012 48
Companies Mentioned
Doosan Babcock Energy Limited
PCI Energy Services, LLC
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Atos Origin S.A
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Alstom
Areva NP
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Inc.
Westinghouse
URS Corporation
Enercon Servi
