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2 nd Annual Nuclear Construction Summit Charlotte, NC Analyzing the Domestic Nuclear Revival Eric P. Loewen, Ph.D. VP/President Elect American Nuclear Society October 25, 2010
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2nd Annual Nuclear Construction SummitCharlotte, NC
Analyzing the Domestic Nuclear RevivalEric P. Loewen, Ph.D.
VP/President Elect American Nuclear Society
October 25, 2010
AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY
CHALLENGING TIMES
NEW NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT REQUIRED FOR NEW NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT
WHY THE PUSH?
THE STATUS OF NEW NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT
8671
150
8166 7169
135
7964
46
109
7865
5746
57
103
79
59
GEN 2900 MWe
GEN 3+ - EPRExport 1000 MWe(China)
GEN 2 - N41500 MWe
GEN 21300 MWe
63,5 79,3 124,3 63,5Average (# of months)
OL3
TSN1&2**
62,3
Estimated average construction time for reactor series
FA3
Time between 1st concrete and nuclear operation (# of months)*
1
* Based on the first four units in the reactor series** Source CGNPC
HOW CAN ANS HELP CONSTRUCTNUCLEARPOWERPLANTS?
STANDARDS & JOURNAL PUBS
“The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870‐1914”by David McCullough
WHAT NOW?
