米国における原子力発電産業の分析

Abstract

As of 2007 in the United States, there are 104 (69 pressurized water reactors and 35 boiling water reactors) commercial nuclear generating units licensed to operate, producing a total of 97,400 megawatts (electric), which is approximately 20% of the nation' s total electric energy consumption. The United States is the world' s largest supplier of commercial nuclear power.

In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in nuclear power in the US. This has been facilitated in part by the federal government with the Nuclear Power 2010 Program, which coordinates efforts for building new nuclear power plants, and the Energy Policy Act which makes provisions for nuclear and oil industries.

As of 2005, no nuclear plant had been ordered without subsequent cancellation for over twenty years. However, on September 22, 2005 it was announced that two sites had been selected to receive new power reactors (exclusive of the new power reactor scheduled for INL) and two other utilities have plans for new reactors. There has also been an application for an early site permit at Exelon' s Clinton Nuclear in Clinton, Illinois to install another reactor as well as a reactor restart at the Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry nuclear station.

On September 25, 2007 South Texas Project filed the application for a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL). Two new GE-Hitachi ABWRs will be built adjacent to the existing PWRs. This is the first application for a new nuclear plant in the US for nearly 30 years. This was followed in October, 2007 by TVA and NuStart filing for a COL for two Westinghouse AP1000s to be built at Bellefonte in Hollywood, Alabama.

In 2007, the Nuclear Energy Institute even started an advertising campaign to increase public support of nuclear power.

As of December 2007, the U.S. power industry has announced intentions to submit approximately 30 applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for new nuclear plant licenses.

The report - Analyzing the Nuclear Power Industry in the US - by Aruvian Research, explores the importance of nuclear power in today' s world, with Section One being dedicated to Understanding the Basics of Nuclear Power. The report looks at the basics of the nuclear industry that is, how a plant works, analyzing and understanding the fuel cycle, the various components which are involved in the working of a nuclear power plant, and much more. Economics, issues and barriers, and other such factors are also explored in-depth in this report.

Aruvian' s offering includes a complete analysis of the US Nuclear Power Industry, including an analysis of the nuclear power stations in the US, the major US players in nuclear power, and much more. Industry profile, industry developments, technological developments, non-proliferation developments, Uranium fuel cycle developments, and lots more information is included in this research report. This research offering from Aruvian is a comprehensive A to Z guide on the US' nuclear power industry.

Table of Contents

A. Executive Summary

B. Basics of the Nuclear Industry

• B.1 History of Nuclear Power
• B.2 Types of Nuclear Reactors
• B.3 Fission Reactor
• B.4 Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
• B.5 New & Upcoming Nuclear Technologies
• B.6 Components & Parts of a Nuclear Power Plant
• B.7 Analyzing the Fuel Cycle
• B.8 Managing the Radioactive Waste

C. Profiling the Global Nuclear Power Industry

• C.1 Industry Overview
• C.2 Uranium Market
• C.3 Market Features
• C.4 Price Trends
• C.5 Managing the Risk in Nuclear Power
• C.6 Industry Trends
• C.7 Economic Trends
• C.8 Nuclear Hedging
• C.9 Future Outlook

D. Analyzing the Economics of Nuclear Power

• D.1 Capital Costs
• D.2 Fuel Costs
• D.3 Plant Operating Costs
• D.4 Electricity Generation & Nuclear Power
• D.5 Cost Competitiveness
• D.6 Issues in Cost Efficiency

E. Global Climate Change & Nuclear Power

F. Challenges & Barriers to Nuclear Power

• F.1 Air Pollution
• F.2 Health Effects
• F.3 Financial Challenges
• F.4 Nuclear Safety
• F.5 Nuclear Proliferation
• F.6 Leadership Challenges
• F.7 Regulatory Barriers
• F.8 Water Pollution
• F.9 Other Challenges

G. Analyzing Nuclear Power in the US

• G.1 Introduction
• G.2 History of Nuclear Power in the US
• G.3 The Recent Resurgence of Nuclear Power in the US
• G.4 Capacity of US Nuclear Power Plants
• G.5 Increased Utilization of US Nuclear Power Plants
• G.6 Ownership Consolidation
• G.7 Other Rationalization
• G.8 Outlook for Consolidation in the Industry
• G.9 License Renewal and Regulation
• G.10 US Reactor Technologies G.11 Market Overview
• G.12 Energy Policy Act 2005 & the Nuclear Power Industry
• G.13 DOE Nuclear Power 2010 Program
• G.14 Revelations of the U.S. ORC Survey
• G.15 Major Issues Affecting the Nuclear Power Industry in the U.S. Economy
• G.16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
• G.17 Fuel Cycle
• G.18 Decommissioning Reactors
• G.19 Government R&D
• G.20 Next Generation Nuclear Plant
• G.21 Public Support for Nuclear Power
• G.22 Non Proliferation Issues

H. Regulatory Framework

• H.1 Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative
• H.2 Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative
• H.3 International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative
• H.4 Nuclear Power 2010
• H.5 Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative
• H.6 U.S. Clean Air Act
• H.7 National Energy Policy of the US

I. Nuclear Power Plants in the US

• I.1 Arkansas Nuclear One
• I.2 Bear Creek
• I.3 Beaver Valley
• I.4 Bellefonte
• I.5 Braidwood
• I.6 Browns Ferry
• I.7 Brunswick
• I.8 Byron
• I.9 Callaway
• I.10 Calvert Cliffs
• I.11 Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor
• I.12 Catawba
• I.13 Clinton
• I.14 Columbia
• I.15 Comanche Peak
• I.16 Connecticut Yankee
• I.17 Cooper
• I.18 Crystal River 3
• I.19 Davis-Besse
• I.20 Diablo Canyon
• I.21 Donald C. Cook
• I.22 Dresden
• I.23 Duane Arnold
• I.24 Elk River
• I.25 Enrico Fermi
• I.26 Farley
• I.27 FitzPatrick
• I.28 Fort Calhoun
• I.29 Fort Saint Vrain
• I.30 Grand Gulf
• I.31 H.B. Robinson
• I.32 Hallam
• I.33 Hanford N Reactor
• I.34 Hatch
• I.35 Hope Creek
• I.36 Humboldt Bay
• I.37 Indian Point
• I.38 Kewaunee
• I.39 La Crosse
• I.40 LaSalle County
• I.41 Limerick
• I.42 Maine Yankee
• I.43 McGuire
• I.44 Millstone
• I.45 Monticello
• I.46 Nine Mile Point
• I.47 North Anna
• I.48 Oconee
• I.49 Oyster Creek
• I.50 Palisades
• I.51 Palo Verde
• I.52 Pathfinder
• I.53 Peach Bottom
• I.54 Perry
• I.55 Pilgrim
• I.56 Piqua
• I.57 Plant Vogtle
• I.58 Point Beach
• I.59 Prairie Island
• I.60 Quad Cities
• I.61 Rancho Seco
• I.62 River Bend
• I.63 Salem
• I.64 San Onofre
• I.65 Santa Susana
• I.66 Saxton
• I.67 Seabrook
• I.68 Sequoyah
• I.69 Shearon Harris
• I.70 Shippingport
• I.71 Shoreham
• I.72 South Texas
• I.73 St. Lucie
• I.74 Surry
• I.75 Susquehanna
• I.76 Three Mile Island
• I.77 Trojan, Rainier
• I.78 Turkey Point
• I.79 UMR
• I.80 Vallecitos
• I.81 Vermont Yankee
• I.82 Virgil C. Summer
• I.83 Waterford
• I.84 Wolf Creek
• I.85 Yankee Rowe
• I.86 Zion

J. Leading Industry Players

• J.1 Ameren UE
• J.2 American Electric Power
• J.3 Constellation Energy
• J.4 Dominion Nuclear
• J.5 Duke Power
• J.6 Entergy Nuclear
• J.7 Exelon
• J.8 First Energy
• J.9 FPL Nuclear
• J.10 Progress Energy
• J.11 Scana Corporation

K. Appendix

L. Glossary of Terms