atw Vol. 63 (2018) | Issue 10 ı October 504 CALENDAR Calendar 2018 30.09.-04.10.2018 TopFuel 2018. Prague, Czech Republic, European Nuclear Society (ENS), American Nuclear Society (ANS). Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Chinese Nuclear Society and Korean Nuclear Society, www.euronuclear.org 01.10.-05.10.2018 3 rd European Radiological Protection Research Week ERPW. Rovinj, Croatia, ALLIANCE, EURADOS, EURAMED, MELODI and NERIS, www.erpw2018.com 02.10.-04.10.2018 7 th EU Nuclear Power Plant Simulation ENPPS Forum. Birmingham, United Kingdom, Nuclear Training & Simulation Group, www.enpps.tech 08.10.-11.10.2018 World Energy Week. World Energy Council Council’s Italian Member Committee, Milan, Italy, www.worldenergy.org 08.10.-10.10.2018 HTR2018 9 th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology. Warsaw, Poland, National Centre for Nuclear Research/Narodowe Centrum Badan Jadrowych, events.ncbj.gov.pl/event/1/ 09.10.-11.10.2018 8 th International Conference on Simulation Methods in Nuclear Science and Engineering. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS), www.cns-snc.ca 10.10.-11.10.2018 IGSC Symposium 2018 – Integrated Group for the Safety Case; Current Understanding and Future Direction for the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), www.oecd-nea.org 14.10.-18.10.2018 12 th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety – NUTHOS-12. Qingdao, China, Elsevier, www.nuthos-12.org 14.10.-18.10.2018 NuMat 2018. Seattle, United States, www.elsevier.com 15.10.2018 Cyber and the Civil Nuclear Sector. London, United Kingdom, techUK and the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), www.techuk.org 15.10.-18.10.2018 International Conference on Challenges Faced by Technical and Scientific Support Organizations (TSOs) in Enhancing Nuclear Safety and Security: Ensuring Effective and Sustainable Expertise. Brussels, Belgium, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), www.iaea.org 16.10.2018 The next steps for nuclear energy projects in the UK. London, United Kingdom, Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum, www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk 16.10.-17.10.2018 4 th GIF Symposium at the 8 th edition of Atoms for the Future. Paris, France, www.gen-4.org 22.10.-24.10.2018 DEM 2018 Dismantling Challenges: Industrial Reality, Prospects and Feedback Experience. Paris Saclay, France, Société Française d’Energie Nucléaire, www.sfen.org, www.sfen-dem2018.org 22.10.-27.10.2018 FEC 2018 – 27 th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference. Ahmedabad, India, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), www.ieae.org, www.fec2018.in 24.10.-26.10.2018 NUWCEM 2018 Cement-based Materials for Nuclear Waste. Avignon, France, French Commission for Atomic and Alternative Energies and Société Française d’Energie Nucléaire, www.sfen-nuwcem2018.org 24.10.-25.10.2018 Nuclear energy: cornerstone of a low-carbon future? Colston Research Society Symposium 2018. Bristol, United Kingdom, University of Bristol’s Faculty of Engineering, South West Nuclear Hub, southwestnuclearhub.ac.uk/colston-2018/ 24.10.-25.10.2018 Chemistry in Power Plants. Magdeburg, Germany, VGB PowerTech e.V., www.vgb.org 05.11.-08.11.2018 International Conference on Nuclear Decom missioning – ICOND 2018. Aachen, Eurogress, Germany, Aachen Institute for Nuclear Training GmbH, www.icond.de 06.11-08.11.2018 G4SR-1 1 st International Conference on Generation IV and Small Reactors. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS), and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), www.g4sr.org 12.11.-13.11.2018 15. Deutsche Atomrechtssymposium. Berlin, Germany, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit, Wiss. Ltg. Prof. Dr. Martin Burgi, www.grs.de/ars_anmeldung 13.11.-15.11.2018 24 th QUENCH Workshop 2018. Karlsruhe, Germany, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), quench.forschung.kit.edu 19.11.2018 AC 2 User Meeting 2018. Garching, Germany, Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH, www.grs.de 22.11.2018 Weiterbildungskurs 2018 – IT-Sicherheit im Alltag – Praxiswissen für Mitarbeiter in der Nukleartechnik. Baden, Switzerland, Nuklearforum Schweiz, www.nuklearforum.ch 27.11.-29.11.2018 Valve World Expo. Düsseldorf, Germany. www.valveworldexpo.com 03.12.-14.12.2018 United Nations, Conference of the Parties – COP24. 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Pitesti, Romania, www.nucleu2020.eu 04.08.-09.08.2019 PATRAM 2019 – Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials Symposium. New Orleans, LA, USA. www.patram.org 09.09.-12.09.2019 24 th World Energy Congress. Abu Dhabi, UAE, www.wec24.org 09.09.-12.09.2019 Jahrestagung 2019 – Fachverband für Strahlenschutz | Strahlenschutz und Medizin. Würzburg, Germany, www.fs-ev.org 22.10.-25.10.2019 SWINTH-2019 Specialists Workshop on Advanced Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques for Experiments Related to Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics and Severe Accidents. Livorno, Italy, www.nineeng.org/swinth2019/ 27.10.-30.10.2019 FSEP CNS International Meeting on Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry. Ottawa, Canada, Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS), www.cns-snc.ca Calendar
atw Vol. 63 (2018) | Issue 10 ı October Highlights of the World Nuclear Performance Report 2018 Jonathan Cobb There is no sustainable energy future without nuclear energy. To meet the growing demand for reliable, affordable and clean electricity, we will need all low-carbon energy sources to work together. Nuclear capacity must expand to achieve this. The nuclear industry’s Harmony goal is for 25 % of the world’s electricity to be supplied from nuclear energy by 2050 as part of a low-carbon mix. The World Nuclear Performance Report, published annually by World Nuclear Association, records current progress towards the Harmony goal. The report is based on performance data from the IAEA PRIS database, combined with the association’s own research. The world’s nuclear reactors performed excellently in 2017. Global generation reached a total of 2506 TWh, up from 2477 TWh in 2016. This is the fifth successive year that nuclear generation has risen, with output 160 TWh higher than in 2012 (Figure 1). The total net capacity of nuclear power in operation during 2017 was 394 GWe, up from 391 GWe in 2016. These figures are higher than the end of year capacity as they include those reactors that were closed during each year. The global capacity at the end of 2017 was 392 GWe, up from 390 GW in 2016. Usually only a small fraction of operable nuclear capacity does not generate electricity in a calendar year. However, since 2011, most of the Japanese reactor fleet has been awaiting restart. Two reactors restarted in 2017 and more are expected in 2018. The net capacity of nuclear plant that generated electricity in 2017 was 352 GWe (Figure 2). To meaningfully assess the global performance of reactors the World Nuclear Performance Report excludes those reactors that have not generated throughout the year, such as those reactors that are categorized as operable in Japan but are still awaiting approval to restart. For reactors that were grid connected or permanently shut down during a calendar year their capacity factor is calculated on the basis of their performance when operational. Taking these issues into account, in 2017, the global average capacity factor was 81.1 %, up from 80.5 % in 2016 (Figure 3). This maintains the high level of performance seen since 2000 following the substantial improvement seen over the preceding years. In general, a high capacity factor is a reflection of good operation performance. However, there is an increasing trend in some countries for nuclear reactors to operate in a loadfollowing mode. One key question is whether reactor performance degrades overtime as reactors age. A review of the capacity factors achieved by all reactors in operation shows that this is not the case. There is no significant age-related trend in nuclear reactor performance. The mean capacity factor for reactors over the last five years shows no significant variation regardless of their age. While electricity generation from nuclear power plants has increased globally over the last five years, there are regional differences that reflect the status of nuclear energy in those different regions. | | Fig. 1. Nuclear electricity production. Source: World Nuclear Association and IAEA Power Reactor Information Service (PRIS) | | Fig. 2. Nuclear generation capacity (net). Source: World Nuclear Association and IAEA PRIS | | Fig. 3. Global average capacity factor. Source: World Nuclear Association and IAEA PRIS | | Fig. 4. Mean Capacity Factor 2012-2017 by Age of Reactor. Source: World Nuclear Association and IAEA PRIS 505 ENERGY POLICY, ECONOMY AND LAW Energy Policy, Economy and Law Highlights of the World Nuclear Performance Report 2018 ı Jonathan Cobb
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