Commission staff working document - Annex 1 for the Nuclear Illustrative Programme {COM(2007) 565 final} {SEC(2007) 1262}
Date: 2007-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAEC Treaty, EU Member State, EU investment, energy policy, energy supply, environmental protection, nuclear energy, nuclear power station, nuclear safety













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Commission staff working document - Annex 1 for the Nuclear Illustrative Programme {COM(2007) 565 final} {SEC(2007) 1262}  /* SEC/2007/1261 final */  








[pic] | COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES |Brussels, 4.10.2007SEC(2007) 1261COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENTAnnex 1 for the Nuclear Illustrative Programme{COM(2007) 565 final}{SEC(2007) 1262}COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENTAnnex 1 for the Nuclear Illustrative Programme[pic]Fig 1: Relative share for generation of electricity by various sources[pic]Fig 2: Relative share of sources used to accommodate energy consumption.[pic]Fig 3: Comparison of forecast for energy consumption and production (EU-25).[pic]Fig 4: Number of NPP units in the EU nuclear Member States along with their contribution to the nuclear share for electricity generation and production figures.Table 1: List of Reactors, Electricity Generation and U Requirements in the EU-27 (15 August 2006)Sources WNA-PRIS | Power Reactors | Electricity Produced in 2005 | 2006 Uranium Requirement Tonnes U |ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |BSS | Basic Safety Standards |BWR | Boiling Water Reactor |CANDU | CANada Deuterium Uranium |CEA | Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique |CIS | Community of Independent States |CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |CCGT | Combined Cycle Gas Turbines |FP | Framework Programme |GCR | Gas Cooled Reactor |GEN IV | Generation IV Reactors are a set of theoretical nuclear reactor designs currently being researched. |GFR | Gas Fast Reactor |GHG | Green House Gases |EPR | European Pressurised Reactors |ERA | European research Area |HEU | Highly Enriched Uranium |HLW | High Level Waste |IEA | International Energy Agency |IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |ITER | International Thermonuclear Experimental reactor |LEU | Low Enriched Uranium |LILW | Low Intermediate Level Waste |Magnox | Type of British designed nuclear reactor |MOX | Mixed Oxide Fuel |NEA | Nuclear Energy Agency |NPP | Nuclear Power Plant |OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |P&T | Partitioning and Transmutation |PWR | Pressurised Water Reactors |TACIS | Technical Aid to the Commonwealth of Independent States |VVER or WWER | The Russian abbreviation VVER stands for water-cooled, water-moderated energy reactor. Russian version of PWR reactor. |VHTR | Very High Temperature Reactor |VLLW | Very Low Level Waste |WEO | World Energy Outlook |WNA | World Nuclear Association |Index of FiguresFig 1: Relative share for generation of electricity by various sources.Fig 2: Relative share of sources used to accommodate energy consumption.Fig 3: Comparison of trend for the energy consumption and production.Fig 4: Number of NPPs in the EU nuclear Member States.Fig. 5: Projection of the expected nuclear capacity in the EUFig 6: Distribution of operational and planned shutdown for NPPs in the enlarged EU.Fig 7: Distribution of age of NPPs in the EU.Fig. 8: Impact of 50% increase in costs of fuelsFig. 9: Comparison of the Geopolitical distribution of imports of uranium and gas into the EU.Fig. 10.1: Geopolitical distribution of uranium sources.Fig. 10.2: Uranium sources available by price range.Figure 11: Range of levelised costs of electricity generation. Figure 11a: Electricity Generation Costs in Low Discount rate CaseWind[?]8APQRpqrs–ÅÓÔÙÛÜêëìí = > ? @ G H † ‡ ˆ ‰ ? ùõñæßÛñßæßæßæñßÖÑÊÖÑÖÑÖõÆ¿Æ´­£™?…zseh?®h9G5?\?mH sH  h4j‰hà |êjh4 €/MWhCCGTCoal SteamIGCCOn ShoreNuclear102030406070Nuclear Low50range on Capacity factorNuclear High10203040506070CO2RangeFuelO&MC&CCO2RangeFuelO&MC&C€/MWhFigure 11b: Electricity Generation Costs in High Discount rate Case1020304050607080On Shore WindNuclearCCGTCoal SteamIGCCNuclear Highrange on Capacity factorNuclear Low