atw - International Journal for Nuclear Power | 06.2021

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atw Vol. 66 (2021) | Issue 6 ı November 58 NEWS Fast Facts: p The new ad addresses broader issues around the need to increase investments in carbon-free technologies, while also committing to more nuclear energy alongside wind and solar. p The “See the Light” campaign will appear primarily inside the Beltway on digital and social media platforms. The campaign’s paid media strategy aims to share the ad’s compelling visuals and connect how we power our daily lives and address the climate crisis. p NEI’s creative advertising and media buying are consolidated under Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI). What Maria Korsnick, president and chief executive officer of NEI, has to say: “Our new ‘See the Light’ campaign demonstrates that we are at a pivotal moment – thinking differently about the best way to reach a carbon-free future. To make this future a reality, it will require policymakers and the private sector to increase investments and support policies that position nuclear as the backbone of our energy future. Nuclear energy, paired with wind and solar, can be the source that powers us to a brighter future – helping us meet the challenges of electricity production, job creation and decarbonizing our economy.” Big Picture: The ad campaign mirrors increasing attention for solutions to address the climate crisis along with the funding necessary to meet climate goals. Policymakers and the private sector are taking steps to invest in that future – making nuclear energy a key element of these efforts. This year, the Biden administration proposed a record-high budget proposal of $1.9 billion for nuclear programs and has pledged to bring carbon emissions from electricity generation close to zero by 2035. Congress has also introduced several proposals to support nuclear plants, demonstrating the strong bipartisan support for nuclear as a source of reliable carbon-free power that can power the grid while also generating clean hydrogen and providing well-paying, long term jobs. And in the private sector, utilities are making bold commitments to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner – viewing nuclear energy as a key element to reaching their commitments. The ad can be found on NEI’s website and YouTube, as well as our social media channels under the hashtag #SeeTheLight. | www.nei.org “More Uranium Development Needed to Meet Demands of Growing Nuclear Fleet” – World Nuclear Association launches the Nuclear Fuel Report 2021 (wna) World Nuclear Association launched the 2021 edition of The Nuclear Fuel Report, concluding that the positive trend in nuclear Operating Results July 2021 Plant name Country Nominal capacity Type gross [MW] net [MW] Operating time generator [h] Energy generated, gross [MWh] Month Year Since commissioning Time availability [%] Energy availability [%] *) Energy utilisation [%] *) Month Year Month Year Month Year OL1 Olkiluoto BWR FI 920 890 744 675 009 4 274 075 281 308 792 100.00 92.43 100.00 91.22 98.62 91.33 OL2 Olkiluoto BWR FI 920 890 744 667 969 3 908 343 270 811 065 100.00 83.91 99.61 83.43 97.59 83.51 KCB Borssele 1) PWR NL 512 484 735 348 976 2 020 948 174 089 745 94.00 78.85 94.03 90.41 91.35 77.57 KKB 1 Beznau 7) PWR CH 380 365 744 277 593 1 808 997 135 020 383 100.00 93.89 100.00 93.47 98.14 93.51 KKB 2 Beznau 7) PWR CH 380 365 744 276 265 1 922 699 142 299 000 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 97.68 99.48 KKG Gösgen 7) PWR CH 1060 1010 744 774 841 4 448 202 335 334 791 100.00 94.67 99.91 82.38 98.25 82.49 CNT-I Trillo PWR ES 1066 1003 744 779 046 4 063 296 268 087 144 100.00 76.69 100.00 75.98 97.32 74.41 Dukovany B1 PWR CZ 500 473 744 359 263 1 998 118 121 642 557 100.00 80.36 100.00 79.62 96.58 78.56 Dukovany B2 PWR CZ 500 473 744 355 040 2 495 518 117 107 433 100.00 100.00 100.00 99.87 95.44 98.11 Dukovany B3 PWR CZ 500 473 458 196 070 1 928 043 115 288 600 61.56 78.57 54.54 77.32 52.71 75.80 Dukovany B4 PWR CZ 500 473 744 361 452 1 851 720 116 417 621 100.00 74.31 99.15 73.60 97.16 72.80 Temelin B1 PWR CZ 1082 1032 744 803 159 4 000 384 133 571 674 100.00 73.34 99.96 72.53 99.77 72.68 Temelin B2 PWR CZ 1086 1036 0 0 4 559 781 130 148 685 0 82.07 0 81.74 0 82.54 Doel 1 PWR BE 467 445 744 342 458 2 042 436 142 056 277 100.00 85.94 99.92 85.28 98.60 86.14 Doel 2 PWR BE 467 445 681 304 498 1 956 341 140 566 406 91.55 83.12 88.79 82.20 87.34 82.19 Doel 3 PWR BE 1056 1006 744 763 114 5 335 922 276 548 232 100.00 99.45 100.00 99.09 96.29 98.72 Doel 4 PWR BE 1086 1038 744 799 060 5 539 882 282 899 871 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 97.42 98.92 Tihange 1 PWR BE 1009 962 744 736 020 5 101 732 312 968 707 100.00 100.00 99.77 99.62 98.35 99.62 Tihange 2 PWR BE 1055 1008 744 762 548 4 118 827 269 822 643 100.00 81.81 99.34 77.32 97.98 77.32 Tihange 3 PWR BE 1089 1038 744 790 300 5 460 436 292 114 095 100.00 100.00 99.88 99.96 98.02 99.09 Plant name Type Nominal capacity gross [MW] net [MW] Operating time generator [h] Energy generated, gross [MWh] Time availability [%] Energy availability Energy utilisation [%] *) [%] *) Month Year Since Month Year Month Year Month Year commissioning GKN-II Neckarwestheim 1,2,4) DWR 1400 1310 539 727 270 6 063 720 357 415 264 72.38 86.84 72.38 86.82 69.93 85.33 KBR Brokdorf DWR 1480 1410 744 1 040 747 7 032 265 378 295 594 100.00 100.00 99.64 99.92 94.21 93.19 KKE Emsland DWR 1406 1335 744 1 007 106 6 474 751 375 485 452 100.00 92.15 100.00 92.02 96.20 90.56 KKI-2 Isar DWR 1485 1410 744 1 058 590 7 357 319 384 786 362 100.00 100.00 99.97 99.99 95.39 97.06 KRB C Gundremmingen SWR 1344 1288 744 983 282 6 807 442 357 285 208 100.00 100.00 100.00 99.65 97.52 98.85 KWG Grohnde DWR 1430 1360 744 1 011 906 6 057 299 404 817 648 100.00 87.44 99.97 87.11 94.54 82.81 News
atw Vol. 66 (2021) | Issue 6 ı November gene rating capacity projections that began in the previous (2019) report con tinues. In the period, two newcomer countries – Belarus and the United Arab Emirates – connected their first reactors to the grid; further reactors were commissioned in China, India, Pakistan and Russia; construction of new reactors was launched in China, Iran and Turkey; and many other countries are considering either expanding existing nuclear programmes (e.g. Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Romania, South Africa) or building their first reactors (e.g. Egypt, Poland, Uzbekistan). The nuclear generation capacity is expected to grow by 2.6 % annually, reaching 615 GWe by 2040 in the Reference Scenario. The report found that world uranium production dropped considerably from 63,207 tonnes of uranium (tU) in 2016 to 47,731 tU in 2020. Unfavourable market conditions, compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, led to a sharp decrease in Operating Results August 2021 investment in the development of new and existing mines. The currently depressed uranium market has caused not only a sharp decrease in uranium exploration activities (by 77 % from $2.12 billion in 2014 to nearly $483 million in 2018) but also the curtailment of uranium production at existing mines, with more than 20,500 tonnes of annual production being idled. Uranium production volumes at existing mines are projected to remain fairly stable until the late 2020s, then decreasing by more than half from 2030 to 2040 Intense development of new projects will be needed in the current decade to avoid potential supply disruptions. A number of projects at very advanced stages of development are waiting for an improved supplydemand market situation in order to commence uranium production. According to the report, there will have to be a doubling in the development pipeline for new projects by 2040. There are more than adequate project extensions, uranium resources and other projects in the pipeline to accomplish this need, but it is essential for the market to send the signals needed to launch the development of these projects.Beyond mining, the report found that: p In the conversion sector, near-term reactor requirements in UF6 will be largely covered by commercial inventories. By 2023, global conversion production is expected to meet requirements due to the ramp-up and restart of existing facilities. Nevertheless, in the longrun more conversion capacity will be needed. p In the enrichment sector, excess capacity is currently used for underfeeding and tails re-enrichment, bringing in approximately 6,000 – 8,000 tU in support of the undersupplied uranium market. This will largely be reduced over time, as enrichment requirements rise due to nuclear generating capacity growth. *) Net-based values (Czech and Swiss nuclear power plants gross-based) 1) Refueling 2) Inspection 3) Repair 4) Stretch-out-operation 5) Stretch-in-operation 6) Hereof traction supply 7) Incl. steam supply BWR: Boiling Water Reactor PWR: Pressurised Water Reactor Source: VGB 59 NEWS Plant name Country Nominal capacity Type gross [MW] net [MW] Operating time generator [h] Energy generated, gross [MWh] Month Year Since commissioning Time availability [%] Energy availability [%] *) Energy utilisation [%] *) Month Year Month Year Month Year OL1 Olkiluoto BWR FI 920 890 744 678 638 4 952 713 281 987 430 100.00 93.40 99.94 92.33 99.15 92.32 OL2 Olkiluoto BWR FI 920 890 744 676 351 4 584 694 271 487 416 100.00 85.96 100.00 85.54 98.81 85.46 KCB Borssele PWR NL 512 484 744 371 004 2 391 952 174 460 749 100.00 81.55 100.00 90.37 97.31 80.09 KKB 1 Beznau 7) PWR CH 380 365 744 278 008 2 087 005 135 298 391 100.00 94.67 100.00 94.30 98.25 94.11 KKB 2 Beznau 1,2,7) PWR CH 380 365 131 48 079 1 970 778 142 347 079 17.61 89.49 17.37 89.46 16.58 88.90 KKG Gösgen 7) PWR CH 1060 1010 744 775 908 5 224 110 336 110 699 100.00 95.35 99.82 84.61 98.39 84.52 CNT-I Trillo PWR ES 1066 1003 744 779 119 4 842 415 268 866 263 100.00 79.67 100.00 79.05 97.35 77.33 Dukovany B1 PWR CZ 500 473 744 361 297 2 359 415 122 003 854 100.00 82.87 100.00 82.22 97.12 80.93 Dukovany B2 PWR CZ 500 473 744 356 903 2 852 421 117 464 336 100.00 100.00 100.00 99.89 95.94 97.84 Dukovany B3 PWR CZ 500 473 744 361 147 2 289 190 115 649 747 100.00 81.31 100.00 80.22 97.08 78.52 Dukovany B4 PWR CZ 500 473 744 364 221 2 215 940 116 781 842 100.00 77.59 100.00 76.97 97.91 76.01 Temelin B1 PWR CZ 1086 1036 744 805 249 4 805 633 134 376 923 100.00 76.74 99.93 76.04 99.66 76.13 Temelin B2 PWR CZ 1086 1036 102 91 707 4 651 488 130 240 392 13.71 73.35 11.35 72.76 11.35 73.45 Doel 1 PWR BE 467 445 744 342 593 2 385 029 142 398 870 100.00 87.73 99.92 87.14 99.24 87.81 Doel 2 PWR BE 467 445 744 342 520 2 298 860 140 908 925 100.00 85.27 99.98 84.47 98.34 84.25 Doel 3 PWR BE 1056 1006 644 594 195 5 930 116 277 142 427 86.52 97.80 86.14 97.44 74.58 95.64 Doel 4 PWR BE 1086 1038 744 796 782 6 336 664 283 696 653 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 97.12 98.69 Tihange 1 PWR BE 1009 962 744 737 243 5 838 975 313 705 950 100.00 100.00 99.84 99.64 98.31 99.45 Tihange 2 PWR BE 1055 1008 744 749 533 4 868 359 270 572 176 100.00 84.13 96.93 79.82 96.23 79.73 Tihange 3 PWR BE 1089 1038 744 789 968 6 250 404 292 904 062 100.00 100.00 99.85 99.95 97.98 98.95 Plant name Type Nominal capacity gross [MW] net [MW] Operating time generator [h] Energy generated, gross [MWh] Time availability [%] Energy availability Energy utilisation [%] *) [%] *) Month Year Since Month Year Month Year Month Year commissioning GKN-II Neckarwestheim DWR 1400 1310 736 1 010 380 7 074 100 358 425 644 100.00 88.52 100.00 88.50 97.21 86.84 KBR Brokdorf DWR 1480 1410 744 1 038 035 8 070 300 379 333 629 100.00 100.00 98.65 99.76 94.05 93.30 KKE Emsland DWR 1406 1335 744 1 008 876 7 483 627 376 494 328 100.00 93.15 100.00 93.04 96.39 91.30 KKI-2 Isar DWR 1485 1410 744 1 072 168 8 429 487 385 858 530 100.00 100.00 100.00 99.99 96.67 97.01 KRB C Gundremmingen SWR 1344 1288 744 985 716 7 793 158 358 270 924 100.00 100.00 100.00 99.70 97.78 98.72 KWG Grohnde DWR 1430 1360 744 1 005 707 7 063 006 405 823 355 100.00 89.04 100.00 88.76 93.89 84.23 News
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