Nuclear Energy Construction Programme UK 2008-2018

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

3. THE NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN THE UK

• 3.1 HISTORY OF NUCLEAR POWER PROVISION IN THE UK
• 3.2 CURRENT NUCLEAR POWER PROVISION
• 3.3 CURRENT ENERGY SUPPLIES IN THE UK
• 3.4 THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER
• 3.5 DECOMMISSIONING AND NUCLEAR WASTE PROGRAMME
  • 3.5.1 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
  • 3.5.2 Future of Decommissioning in the UK

4. NUCLEAR POWER STATION BUILD PROGRAMME

• 4.1 BACKGROUND TO THE PROGRAMME
• 4.2 GOVERNMENT ENERGY STRATEGY AND THE NEED FOR NEW REACTORS
  • 4.2.1 Energy Needs
  • 4.2.2 Closure of Coal-fired Plants
  • 4.2.3 Climate Change and Carbon Emissions
  • 4.2.4 Security & Availability of Future Energy Supplies
• 4.3 ESTIMATED TIMETABLE FOR THE PROGRAMME
• 4.4 KEY PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAMME
  • 4.4.1 AREVA
  • 4.4.2 Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)
  • 4.4.3 BNFL
  • 4.4.4 British Energy
  • 4.4.5 EDF Group
  • 4.4.6 E.ON.
  • 4.4.7 General Electric
  • 4.4.8 UKAEA
  • 4.4.9 Westinghouse
• 4.5 ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE PROGRAMME
  • 4.5.1 Capital and Operating Costs

5. FACTORS AFFECTING THE NUCLEAR POWER MARKET

• 5.1 PLANNING
  • 5.1.1 Available Land & Sites for New Reactors
  • 5.1.2 Planning Delays
• 5.2 LEGISLATIVE DRIVERS
  • 5.2.1 Nuclear Power White Paper
• 5.3 SKILL SHORTAGES
• 5.4 PROCUREMENT ISSUES
• 5.5 MAJOR CONCERNS SURROUNDING THE NEW BUILD PROGRAMME
  • 5.5.1 Risk of Accident
  • 5.5.2 Safety Aspects of Modern Nuclear Power Stations
  • 5.5.3 Flood Risk Management

6. CONSTRUCTION MARKET SUPPLY IN THE NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR

• 6.1 VALUE OF THE NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
  • 6.1.2 The Nuclear Market Supply Chain
• 6.2 AVAILABLE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITY IN THE NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR
• 6.3 KEY CONTRACTOR PROFILES
• APPENDIX 1

TABLES AND CHARTS

• TABLE 1 NEW NUCLEAR POWER - THE 4 CONTENDING REACTOR DESIGNS CAPACITY, DESIGN LIFE, CONSTRUCTION TIMES AND MANUFACTURERS
• TABLE 2 NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THE UK - CAPACITY AND PLANNED CLOSURE DATES
• CHART 3 ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX - SHARE BY FUEL TYPE 2007
• CHART 4 DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY MARKET SHARES - MARCH 2006
• CHART 5 GROWTH IN ESTIMATED LIFETIME COSTS OF DECOMMISSIONING NDA SITES (£BN) 2003-2007
• CHART 6 MARKET SIZE FOR DECOMMISSIONING TO 2100 - BNFL, UKAEA AND MAGNOX SITES
• TABLE 7 CLOSED NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS IN THE UK (CAPACITY/CLOSURE DATES)
• CHART 8 POSSIBLE FUTURE ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX BY FUEL TYPE 2025 (GAS, NUCLEAR, RENEWABLES, COAL, OTHERS)
• CHART 9 EXISTING COAL FLEET DECLINE 2007 TO 2025
• TABLE 10 CARBON EMISSIONS OF GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES - NUCLEAR, WIND, BIOMASS, NATURAL GAS, COAL AND LIGNITE
• CHART 11 FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES-TO-PRODUCTION RATIOS (YEARS) - BY FUEL AND REGION
• TABLE 12 ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR BUILDING NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS - PHASES 1-3, 2006-2018
• CHART 13 ROUTE TO POSSIBLE NEW NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS 2007 - 2020 (PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION)
• CHART 14 BREAKDOWN OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NEEDED FOR NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION
• TABLE 15 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS - BREAKDOWN BY KEY ELEMENTS
• CHART 16 COST PROFILE OF NUCLEAR POWER VS. GAS-FIRED GENERATION (%) - MIX BY CAPITAL, O&M, FUEL AND ' BACK-END' .
• TABLE 17 IMPACT OF FUTURE EXTREME WATER LEVELS AT MAJOR NUCLEAR SITES
• TABLE 18 MEASURES REQUIRED FOR FUTURE FLOOD DEFENCE AND COASTAL PROTECTION AT BRITISH ENERGY SITES
• CHART 19 NUCLEAR WORK - MARKET VALUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO 2035
• TABLE 20 ESTIMATED MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTRACTORS IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY TO 2035
• TABLE 21 CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE NUCLEAR SECTOR - KEY TIERS AND PLAYERS
• TABLE 22 NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR - GLOSSARY OF TERMS