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The nuclear power market is growing rapidly. It is expected that China will spend USD 146 bn from 2011-12 on nuclear power generation. Immediate need to meet the ever increasing demand for electricity will drive nuclear power market which has been considered as an efficient source of clean energy.
The report begins with an introduction to the nuclear power market indicating timeline of nuclear power development in China, evolution of nuclear reactor and different types of nuclear reactors being used currently in China. This is followed by an overview of nuclear power market globally and in China, indicating nuclear power generation capacity and development of nuclear power reactors which includes reactors operating, under construction, planned and proposed. It further talks about the development of nuclear power plant equipment and nuclear power fuel in China.
An analysis of drivers explain factors contributing to the growth of nuclear power market including increasing demand for electricity, depleting and dependency on oil reserves and reducing carbon content. The key challenge identified is nuclear security. Government regulations have been discussed indicating different government authorities involved in nuclear power generation, acts which govern nuclear activity and licensing procedure required for nuclear power plants.
Competition section provides brief profiles of major domestic and foreign players in the market. The section contains a snapshot of their corporation, financial performance and business highlights, providing an insight into the existing competitive scenario.
2. 2NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
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Executive Summary
China’s has complex ownership structure, where every part of nuclear power plant is being
governed by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State
Council and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
– E GW plant will operation by Fth 5 Year Plan (20--) and G GWe by the end of the Hth 5 Year Plan
China has adopted a licensing system for nuclear safety which includes ownership, use,
production, storage, transportation and disposal of nuclear materials
Market
Government
Regulation
Drivers &
Challenges
Competition
Drivers:
– Increasing demand of electricity
– Depleting and dependency on oil reserves
– Reducing Carbon Content
Nuclear power being an efficient source of energy is attracting huge investments across the globe
China will build A times as many nuclear power plants as the rest of the world combined by 20--
Demand for uranium in China is expected to rise to B t/year by 20--, more than a Crd of the D tons
mined globally in 20--
Three state-owned corporations had been approved to own and operate nuclear power plants:
CNNC, CGNPC and China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) and any other public or private
companies will have minority shares in new projects
Challenges:
– Nuclear Security
Company YCompany XComapny2Company 1
Foreign PlayersDomestic Players
3. 3NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
•Introduction
•Market Overview
•Drivers & Challenges
•Government Regulation
•Competition
•Future Projects
4. 4NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
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19-- 20--20-- 20--19-- 20-- 20--
Gen I
Early Prototype
Reactor
• Shippingport
• Dresden, Fermi I
• Magnox
Gen II
Commercial Power
Reactor
• LWR-PWR, BWR
• CANDU
• VVER/RBMK
Gen III
Advanced LWRs
• ABWR
• System 80+
• AP600
• EPR
Gen IV
– Gas and lead cooled
fast reactor
– Molten salt reactor
– Sodium-cooled fast
reactor
– Supercritical water
reactor
Gen V
– Liquid Core reactor
– Gas core reactor
– Gas core EM reactor
– Fission fragment
reactor
ITER is working on the
commercialization of fusion
power which is expected to be
implemented after 20--
Recently China has started developing 3rd generation
reactors which will increase fuel efficiency
5. 5NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
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Investments in nuclear power has been increasing across
the globe
• Nuclear power being a cheap source of energy in the
long run is attracting huge scale of investments
across the globe
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recently
projected global nuclear capacity will grow by A% in 20--
It is estimated that capital expenditure on nuclear plants
will be USD B bn over the next C years
• Nuclear energy accounts for ~E% of the world's
electricity generated
World Nuclear Power – Overview Nuclear Reactors Worldwide (20--)
Estimated Global Nuclear Power Capacity
Others
China
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Nuclear Power Capacity (20--)
6. 6NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
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Inadequate supply of electricity has led to the development
of nuclear power generation
• Immediate need for ever increasing demand of
electricity has made nuclear power a crucial energy
source for China
• It has been expected that China will spend USD A bn
between 20-- on nuclear generated energy
• China is preparing to build B times as many nuclear
power plants as the rest of the world combined
• It has developed its own nuclear power technology
on which they can rely till 20--
China produces C% of the equipment used in nuclear
power technology
• State Nuclear Power Technology Corp., which is
responsible for the development of Drd generation
nuclear technology in China, has completed the
initial design for the country's first three inland
nuclear power stations
Reactor E
Reactor F
Reactor G
Nuclear Power – Overview Nuclear Power Generation
Development of Nuclear Power
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7. 7NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
Drivers and Challenges – Summary
Reducing Carbon Content
Depleting and dependency on oil
reserves
Increasing demand for electricity
Drivers
Nuclear Security
Challenges
8. 8NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
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Various government bodies are involved in controlling
different aspects of nuclear power in China
Government Authorities
China Atomic Energy Agency
• Under the control of the Commission for Science, Technology & Industry for National Defence under
the State Council of Ministers, the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) is responsible for planning
and managing the peaceful use of nuclear energy and promoting international cooperation
State-owned Assets
Supervision & Administration
National Development &
Reform Commission
• State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State Council to take
over the responsibilities of the former State Economic and Trade Commission as investor of state-
owned assets on behalf of the central government and in guiding state-owned enterprises' reform and
management
• It aims to speed up restructuring of state-owned economy and push forward reform of state-owned
enterprises
• SASAC has a major role in nuclear power expansion, along with the NDRC, and supervises CNNC and
CGNPC
• National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the macroeconomic management agency
directly under the State Council and is responsible for assessment and approval of major projects and
deciding which major nuclear power projects proceed and when
• SASAC will be the primary body approving new projects with formal approval from NDRC
State Nuclear Power
Technology Corp
• State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) was set up to take charge of technology
selection for new plants being bid from overseas
• This is through its Preparatory Office which draws expertise from other organizations such as CGNPC
• SNPTC is directly under China's State Council and closely connected with it
9. 9NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
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Domestic Players in the Market (1/12)
Corporate Information Financial Performance
Headquarters City 1
Company Type Listed
Founded 19--
Key People Person A
Company Snapshot: Company 1
Business Highlights
• It engages in the manufacture and sale of heavy duty equipment in China
The company’s product line comprises of nuclear power facilities, including nuclear energy pressure vessels, main pipelines, steam
generators, pressurizers, main coolant pumps, and various forgings; heavy pressure vessels, such as forged-welding pressure vessels
and plate-welded pressure vessels for petroleum industry
• It produces pressure vessels for nuclear power plants up to B MWe CPR-1000 (eg Hongyanhe1, Yangjiang 1-4, Ningde
3-4, Fuqing 1-2, Fangjiashan 1-2, Qinsahn II-4), steam generators for Yangjiang 1-3 and Ningde 3-4, pressurizers for
Qinshan II-4, and pressure vessels for Chasma in Country D
It is supplying some steam generator and pressure vessel forgings for China's first two AP1000 units as a subcontractor to Doosan, and
is to supply AP1000 pressure vessel and steam generators for Haiyang 1, as well as CGNPC's first AP1000 units at Dafan/Xianning
Net Profit
Total Revenue
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USD bn
2009200820072006
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10. 10NUCLEAR POWER MARKET IN CHINA 2010.PPT
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