2011-2012 world nuclear industry status report

被引:7
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作者
Schneider, Mycle [1 ]
Froggatt, Antony [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Inst Int Affairs, London, England
关键词
Areva; Fukushima; global; nuclear plants; nuclear power; photovoltaic; renewables; status; wind energy;
D O I
10.1177/0096340212459126
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
The market niche that nuclear power once held is disappearing. The key nuclear indicators-including the number of operating reactors, installed capacity, power generation, and share of total electricity generation-all show that the global nuclear industry is in decline. In 2012, nuclear power's competitors-most notably, wind and solar generation-are rapidly gaining market share as long lead times, construction delays, cost overruns, and safety concerns have combined to make nuclear power a risky investment that the markets are increasingly unwilling to make. To renew the aging world nuclear fleet, nuclear utilities would need to surmount a number of major problems, including a short-term manufacturing bottleneck, a shortage of skilled workers, regulatory uncertainty, a skeptical financial sector, and negative public opinion. The aftermath of the Fukushima disaster and the world economic crisis have only exacerbated these problems. The authors write that a realistic scenario that leads to an increase in nuclear's share of the world's electricity is hard to imagine.
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页数:15
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