Business as Usual and Nuclear Power [electronic resource]: A Joint IEA/NEA Meeting, 14-15 October 1999 /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Nuclear Energy Agency.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2000.
Energy and nuclear policy makers face many challenges as they evaluate options to ensure an adequate supply of electricity while pursuing environmental, economic and energy security goals. Many analysts suggest that nuclear's share of global energy supply could decrease in coming decades. If energy markets and national energy policies continue along "business as usual" lines, what are the issues that arise? What are the consequences for the long-term availability of nuclear technology and expertise? This book identifies the issues in a series of papers presented at a recent meeting jointly organised by the International Energy Agency and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Senior energy policy makers and industry executives from OECD Member countries contributed these analyses. They offer a realistic assessment of nuclear's potential contribution, and the major challenges awaiting nuclear energy and energy supply in general. For those seeking a review of the current issues facing nuclear power within the broad context of energy policy, this is an essential report.
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Foreword; CONTENTS; Executive Summary; SESSION #1. BUSINESS-AS-USUAL SCENARIOS FOR OECD NUCLEAR POWER USE CHAIRMAN: NIGEL LUCAS, UNITED KINGDOM; Nuclear power in the world energy outlookFatih Birol (IEA); Nuclear power in the electricity marketPeter Wilmer (NEA); Nuclear power and environmental policyJonathan Pershing (IEA); SESSION #2. ENERGY POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF BUSINESS AS USUAL: COUNTRY VIEWS CHAIRMAN: JOHN FERRITER, FORMER DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IEA; The German policy on the phasing-out of nuclear power and its implications Walter Sandtner (Germany)
Policies and events affecting nuclear power use and investmentin the United StatesKevin Kelly (United States of America)Phasing out nuclear power - The Swedish experience Yvonne Fredriksson (Sweden); Nuclear power development in JapanMasaaki Mishiro (Japan); The Austrian experienceAndreas Molin (Austria); After dinner speech: French nuclear industry policy and latest governmentaldecisionsDominique Maillard (France); SESSION #3. NUCLEAR POWER IMPLICATIONS OF BUSINESS AS USUAL: COUNTRY VIEWS CHAIRMAN: MIKKO KARA, FINLAND; Infrastructure needs for nuclear powerRenzo Tavoni (Italy)
World-wide co-operation in nuclear power: a Canadian perspectiveDan Whelan (Canada)Regulatory control, nuclear safety regulation and waste managementin SpainAníbal Martín (Spain); SESSION #4. IMPLICATIONS OF BUSINESS AS USUAL: INDUSTRY VIEWS CHAIRMAN: GEORGES CORNET, BELGIUM; EDF's nuclear strategy: new markets and skilled playersHervé Machenaud (France); Implications for providers of nuclear power plants, materialsand servicesDerek May (United Kingdom); The changing scope of nuclear power R&D: a US perspectiveRobin Jones (USA); Annex: Agenda as distributed at the meeting
List of participants
Energy and nuclear policy makers face many challenges as they evaluate options to ensure an adequate supply of electricity while pursuing environmental, economic and energy security goals. Many analysts suggest that nuclear's share of global energy supply could decrease in coming decades. If energy markets and national energy policies continue along "business as usual" lines, what are the issues that arise? What are the consequences for the long-term availability of nuclear technology and expertise? This book identifies the issues in a series of papers presented at a recent meeting jointly organised by the International Energy Agency and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Senior energy policy makers and industry executives from OECD Member countries contributed these analyses. They offer a realistic assessment of nuclear's potential contribution, and the major challenges awaiting nuclear energy and energy supply in general. For those seeking a review of the current issues facing nuclear power within the broad context of energy policy, this is an essential report.
Nuclear industry
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear power plants