New Nuclear Power in the UK More of the Same

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New Nuclear Power in the UK More of the Same?
Adrian Bull UK Stakeholder Relations
Manager Westinghouse Electric Company
North West Nuclear Debate Preston 30 March 2007
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Westinghouse in the North West

• Based in Salwick, near Preston
• Operating safely since 1946
• Over 10 million fuel rods manufactured,
• which have avoided over 1 billion tCO2
• Employs around 1480 people
• Managed by Westinghouse (UK) - the only
• private sector MO contractor to the NDA

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Progress Against Greenhouse Gas and Carbon
Dioxide Targets
Source DEFRA Draft Climate Change BiIl March
2007
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Recent and Forecast Changes in the UK Electricity
Supply Mix
Source DTI Energy Review July 2006
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More of the Same?

• UK has had 19 nuclear power stations (of which 10
  are still running), but 15 different designs
• 11 Magnox stations 10 designs
• 7 AGR stations 4 designs
• 1 PWR unique in the world
• France has 58 nuclear power stations, but
  essentially just 3 designs
• 34 similar 900 MW plants
• 20 similar 1300 MW plants
• 4 identical N4 plants

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Westinghouses AP1000

• Designed for the energy markets
• of the 21st Century.
• Safe
• Passive systems improve safety
• Simple
• Passive safety simplifies
• design, operation and maintenance
• Economic
• AP1000 competitive with gas
• Uses proven components already in
• operation

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AP1000 has Fewer Components than Conventional PWRs
Compared with a conventional 1000 MW PWR
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Modern Reactors produce Less Waste

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Wastes from New Stations Would Make a Small
Addition to Existing Stocks
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Does the UK Nuclear Industry Need ?
? ? ? ? ?

• A blank cheque from Government
• Subsidy
• Short cuts in the planning or
• licensing processes
• UK regulators to rubber stamp
• approvals from abroad
• A waste repository up and running

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Do We Need ?
? ? ? ? ?

• A clear and predictable approvals
• framework
• Credit for overseas licence approval
• Confidence in the emerging market
• for carbon
• Commitment to implement CoRWM
• A clear sense of urgency from
• Government

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UK Public Attitude to new Nuclear build
Support for Nuclear has Increased Significantly
over Recent Years
Q To what extent would you support or oppose the
building of new nuclear power stations in Britain
to replace those are being phased out over the
next few years? This would ensure the same
proportion of nuclear energy is retained.
Source MORI poll data Dec 2006
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Thank You