United Kingdom Nuclear Power Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

United Kingdom Nuclear Power Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

Summary

The report provides detailed analysis and forecasts of the nuclear power sector in United Kingdom. It also analyses and forecasts installed nuclear power capacity, market size and growth. Major players in United Kingdom’s nuclear power sector and their expansions strategies are detailed in this report. Upcoming nuclear power projects and the potential increase in nuclear power generation in United Kingdom are also examined in this report. The report helps to comprehend the nuclear power industry and the regulatory framework regarding the nuclear energy sector in United Kingdom. It offers key findings on the market share of the top industry players and their detailed profiles. The trends and analysis, and nuclear power outlook in the country are examined in order to provide a detailed understanding of the country’s nuclear industry.

Scope

• Examining the fey facts and statistics relating to United Kingdom’s nuclear power
• United Kingdom’s nuclear energy industry, market size and growth
• Analysis based on historic and forecasted data on United Kingdom’s nuclear power sector
• Key nuclear policies and regulatory framework in United Kingdom
• Examining growth segments and opportunities in the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Industry
• Detailed analysis of the major players and their role in United Kingdom’s nuclear power industry
• Key details regarding active and upcoming nuclear industry projects in United Kingdom

Reasons to buy

• Gain the most up to date and in-depth information on the United Kingdom’s nuclear power sector
• Analyses the key growth and investment opportunities in United Kingdom’s nuclear energy sector
• Facilitate decision-making based on strong historic and forecast data, and deal analysis
• Develop strategies based on the latest operational and regulatory events in United Kingdom
• Understand and respond to your competitors’ business structure, strategy and prospects
• Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market
• Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the leading nuclear companies in United Kingdom

1 Table Of Contents

1.1 List of Tables

1.2 List of Figures

2 Executive Summary

2.1 Nuclear Power Industry in the UK

2.2 Trends and Developments in the UK’s Nuclear Power Industry

3 Nuclear Power Industry in the UK

3.1 Overview

3.2 The UK Power Industry is Privatized and has Plans to Reduce its Dependence on Conventional Energy Sources

3.2.1 The United Kingdom Power, Overview

3.2.2 The United Kingdom Power, Supply and Demand Balance

3.3 Europe, Nuclear Installed capacity and generation

3.3.1 Nuclear Power, Installed Capacity and Generation in Europe, 2000-2008

3.4 Nuclear Power Expansion Plans in UK

3.4.1 Nuclear Power Development in UK

3.4.2 The UK, Historic and projected nuclear capacity and generation

3.4.3 Operable and under decommissioning reactors in the UK:

3.5 Nuclear Regulatory Authority in the UK

3.5.1 Nuclear Energy Policy in UK

3.5.2 Nuclear Regulations in UK

4 Trends and Developments in the UK’s Nuclear Power Industry

4.1 Key drivers, Challenges and Trends in UK’s Nuclear Power Sector

4.1.1 Key drivers in UK’s Nuclear Power Sector

4.1.2 Challenges to UK’s Nuclear Power Sector

4.1.3 Trends in UK’s Nuclear Power Sector

4.2 The UK’s Nuclear Power Outlook

4.3 Investment Opportunities in UK are Ample for Equipment Suppliers, Construction Companies, Uranium Exporters and Decommissioning Service Providers

4.3.1 Equipment suppliers and power generators in UK’s Nuclear Power Sector

4.3.2 Uranium Exporters in UK’s Nuclear Sector

4.3.3 Decommissioning service providers in UK’s Nuclear Power Sector

5 United Kingdom, Nuclear Power Plants, Reactor Details

5.1 Dungeness B1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.2 Dungeness B2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.3 Hartlepool 1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.4 Hartlepool 2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.5 Heysham 1-1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.6 Heysham 1-2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.7 Heysham 2-1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.8 Heysham 2-2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.9 Hinkley Point B1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.10 Hinkley Point B2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.11 Hunterston B1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.12 Hunterston B2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.13 Oldbury 1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.14 Oldbury 2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.15 Sizewell B, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.16 Torness 1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.17 Torness 2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.18 Wylfa A1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

5.19 Wylfa A2, Nuclear Plant Reactor Details

6 Key Players in UK Nuclear Industry

6.1 British Energy Group plc.

6.1.1 Company Snapshot

6.1.2 Business Description

6.1.3 Major Products and Services

6.1.4 History

6.1.5 SWOT Analysis

6.1.6 Competitors

6.1.7 Key Employees

6.1.8 Key Employee Biographies

6.1.9 Company Statement

6.1.10 Locations and Subsidiaries

6.2 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

6.2.1 Company Snapshot

6.2.2 Business Description

6.2.3 Major Products and Services

6.2.4 History

6.2.5 SWOT Analysis

6.2.6 Key Employees

6.2.7 Key Employee Biographies

6.2.8 Company Statement

6.2.9 Locations and Subsidiaries

7 Financial Deals Landscape

7.1 Detailed Deal Summary

7.1.1 Acquisition

7.1.2 Partnerships

7.1.3 Asset Transactions

8 Recent Developments

8.1 New Contracts

8.1.1 Nov 24, 2008: NMP Receives M&O Contract For Sellafield Nuclear Complex From NDA

8.2 Operations Updates

8.2.1 Nov 18, 2008: British Energy Expects Its Five Reactors To Be Back by The End Of 2008

8.2.2 Nov 11, 2008: British Energy’s B2 Turbine At Sizewell Nuclear Power Plant Back On Line

8.2.3 Nov 10, 2008: British Energy’s B2 Turbine Becomes Offline At Sizewell Nuclear Power Plant

8.2.4 Oct 22, 2008: British Energy’s Hunterston B7 Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down

8.2.5 Oct 17, 2008: EDF Starts Public Consultation On Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station

8.2.6 Oct 16, 2008: British Energy Restarts Its Dungeness B21 Nuclear Reactor

8.2.7 Oct 14, 2008: British Energy Reduces Output On Hunterston B8 Nuclear Reacotr

8.2.8 Oct 10, 2008: British Energy Announces Delay To Restart Two Reactors

8.3 Strategy and Business Planning

8.3.1 Nov 21, 2008: E.ON Buying Land In Gloucestershire For Nuclear Plant

8.4 Government and Public Interest

8.4.1 Dec 09, 2008: Scotland Can Beat Its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets: SCDI

8.4.2 Dec 01, 2008: UK CCC Sets Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Target At 34% By 2020

8.4.3 Nov 27, 2008: Scotland To Miss Out On Nuclear Power Renaissance

8.4.4 Nov 23, 2008: UK To Begin Auction Of Land For Nuclear Plant In Two Weeks

8.4.5 Nov 17, 2008: UK Needs More Nuclear Plant Builders To Cut Carbon Emissions By 80% By 2050

8.4.6 Nov 06, 2008: Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant Drill Puts Town To Test Emergency

8.4.7 Nov 05, 2008: NDA Seeks Permit To Extend Life Of Oldbury Plant

8.4.8 Oct 29, 2008: UK To Spend $140 Billion For Nuclear Decommissioning

8.5 Other Significant Developments

8.5.1 Dec 19, 2008: EnergySolutions Receives Extension From NDA For Electricity Generation At Its Oldbury Nuclear Power Station

8.5.2 Dec 07, 2008: EDF To Invest GBP22 Billion To Build Four Nuclear Plants In UK

9 Appendix

9.1 Methodology

9.1.1 Coverage

9.1.2 Secondary Research

9.1.3 Primary Research

9.1.4 Forecasts

9.1.5 Expert Panel Validation

9.2 Definitions

9.2.1 Units of Measure

9.3 Contact Us

9.4 Disclaimer

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: The UK, Historical and Forecasted Power Generation Capacity, MW, 1996-2020

Table 2: The UK, Historical and Forecasted Generation and Consumption of Power ,BkWh, 1996-2020

Table 3: Europe, Nuclear Installed Capacity,MW,2000-08

Table 4: Europe, Nuclear Generation, BkWh, 2000-08

Table 5: The UK, Operable Reactors, 2007

Table 6: Permanently shut down/Under decommissioning reactors, 2008

Table 7: Regulations for Nuclear Industry, 2008

Table 8: United Kingdom, Dungeness B1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 9: United Kingdom, Dungeness B2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 10: United Kingdom, Hartlepool 1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 11: United Kingdom, Hartlepool 2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 12: United Kingdom, Heysham 1-1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 13: United Kingdom, Heysham 1-2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 14: United Kingdom, Heysham 2-1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 15: United Kingdom, Heysham 2-2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 16: United Kingdom, Hinkley Point B1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 17: United Kingdom, Hinkley Point B2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 18: United Kingdom, Hunterston B1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 19: United Kingdom, Hunterston B2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 20: United Kingdom, Oldbury 1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 21: United Kingdom, Oldbury 2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 22: United Kingdom, Sizewell B, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 23: United Kingdom, Torness 1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 24: United Kingdom, Torness 2, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 25: United Kingdom, Wylfa A1, Nuclear Plant Technical Details

Table 26: United Kingdom, Wylfa A2, Nuclear Plant Reactor Details

Table 27: British Energy Group plc,Key Facts

Table 28: British Energy Group plc, SWOT Analysis

Table 29: British Energy Group plc, Key Employees,

Table 30: British Energy Group plc, Other Locations

Table 31: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority,Key Facts

Table 32: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, SWOT Analysis

Table 33: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Key Employees,

Table 34: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Other Locations

Table 35: Electricite de France Acquires 26.53% Shares Of British Energy

Table 36: Rolls Royce And Balfour Beatty Form Partnership With Areva

Table 37: EDF, Energysolutions To Acquire Land Near Wylfa Nuclear Power Station

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: The UK, Power Production by Fuel Type, Percentage share, 2007

Figure 2: The UK, Power Consumption by End User, Percentage share, 2007

Figure 3: The UK, Power Generation Capacity, MW, 1996-2020

Figure 4: The UK, Power Generation And Consumption, BkWh, 1996-2020

Figure 5: The UK, Historic and Projected Installed Nuclear Capacity ,MW, 2000-2015

Figure 6: The UK, Historic and Projected Nuclear Generation, Billion kWh, 2000- 2015

Figure 10: GlobalData Methodology