Growth Opportunities in the Global Nuclear Energy Market

The global nuclear energy market, which grew slightly over the last five years, is expected to accelerate somewhat to reach approximately 446 GW by 2017 with a CAGR of 3.3% over the next five years.

Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed the global nuclear energy ma

rket and presents its findings in “Global Nuclear Energy Market 2012-2017: Emerging Technologies and Safety Measures.”

Nuclear energy market report considers nuclear energy installations for the global market and different regions, emerging technologies, and safety measures used in the production of nuclear energy.

Lucintel’s research indicates the global nuclear energy market grew at a CAGR of 0.6% during 2006-2011. The market reached roughly 368 GW with approximately 430 reactors under operation in 2011. The market for nuclear energy does seem to be expanding, with demand potential anticipated during the 2012-2017 period. The market is likely to require ongoing technical innovations to make nuclear energy more competitive with other forms of energy.

The primary use of nuclear energy is to generate electricity. Nuclear power is generated by heat from nuclear fission, which is used to boil water and release steam. The steam turns a turbine that is connected to a generator that creates electricity. Nuclear energy, a clean and efficient way to produce electricity, is best applied to meeting the “base-load” demand. Uranium is the basic fuel for nuclear energy; approximately 65% of the world’s uranium production comes from mines in Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia.

In the global cumulative nuclear energy market in 2011, Europe emerged as the leading market in total GW of installed capacity. In terms of annual installation in 2011 itself, the Asia Pacific region had the largest market share with 53% of total installation and an 8.2% CAGR during 2006-2011. Europe was the second-largest market for nuclear installation with 24% in 2011, followed closely by the Rest of the World region with 23%.

The scope of this market study covers market size, market trends (2006-2011), and forecasts (2012-2017) for the global and regional nuclear energy installations and technology innovations and safety concerns.

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Some of the features of this report:

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List of Figures

 

Chapter 1. Executive Summary    

Figure 1.1: Porter’s Five Forces Model for nuclear power producers market

 

Chapter 2. The Nuclear Energy Market Background and Characteristics

Figure 2.1: Nuclear power generation process flow

 

Chapter 3. Global Nuclear Energy Market Analysis 2011

Figure 3.1: Nuclear energy installation by MW Capacity in 2011

Figure 3.2: Nuclear energy installation by technology in 2011

Figure 3.3: Global cumulative number of reactors installations in 2011

 

Chapter 4. Global Nuclear Energy Market Trend 2006-2011

Figure 4.1: Global annual nuclear energy market 2006-2011

Figure 4.2: Global annual nuclear energy market trend by region 2006-2011

Figure 4.3: Global annual nuclear reactor trend by technology 2006-2011

 

Chapter 5. Global Nuclear Energy Market Forecast 2012-2017

Figure 5.1: Global annual nuclear energy market forecast 2012-2017

Figure 5.2: Global annual nuclear reactor forecast by technology 2012-2017

Figure 5.3: Global annual nuclear energy market forecast by region 2012-2017

Figure 5.4: Major countries for nuclear energy installation forecast (2012-2017) by MW

Figure 5.5: Drivers and challenges of the global nuclear energy market

 

Chapter 6. New Opportunities and Emerging Trends in Global Nuclear Energy Market

Figure 6.1: Global nuclear energy opportunity in different regions 2017

Figure 6.2: Global nuclear energy opportunity by technology 2017

Figure 6.3: Emerging trends in the global nuclear energy market

 

Chapter 7. Emerging Technologies in Global Nuclear Energy Market    

Figure 7.1: Overview of the generations of nuclear energy systems

Figure 7.2: Pressurized water reactor

Figure 7.3: Boiling water reactor

Figure 7.4: Pressurized heavy water reactor/CANDU

Figure 7.5: Gas-Cooled reactor

Figure 7.6: Light water graphite reactor/RBMK

Figure 7.7: Fast breeder reactor

Figure 7.8: Number of advanced reactors under construction/ordered

Figure 7.9: Advanced reactors under construction/ordered by GW capacity

Figure 7.10: Schematic of gas-cooled fast reactor

Figure 7.11: Schematic of lead-cooled fast reactor

Figure 7.12: Schematic of molten salt reactor

Figure 7.13: Schematic of sodium-cooled fast reactor

Figure 7.14: Schematic of super critical water reactor

Figure 7.15: Schematic of very high temperature reactor

 

Chapter 8. Nuclear Energy Safety Measures

Figure 8.1: Mechanism to secure safety of nuclear power plant

Figure 8.2: Storing and shipping of spent fuel

 

 

List of Table

 

Chapter 1. Executive Summary

Table 1.1: Market parameters for global nuclear energy market and attributes of usage

 

Chapter 2.The Nuclear Energy Market Background and Characteristics

Table 2.1: Uranium sources in nature

Table 2.2: World's uranium production from mines

 

Chapter 3. Global Nuclear Energy Market Analysis 2011

Table 3.1: Global total number of reactors with total capacity installation in 2011

Table 3.2: Regional cumulative nuclear energy installation growth rates in 2011

Table 3.3: Reactor technology mapping

Table 3.4: Major countries for nuclear energy

 

Chapter 4. Global Nuclear Energy Market Trend 2006-2011

Table 4.1: Growth trend for nuclear energy installation by MW capacity

Table 4.2: One-, Three-, and five-year growth rates (CAGR) for global annual nuclear energy installation (by MW)

 

Chapter 5. Global Nuclear Energy Market Forecast 2012-2017

Table 5.1: Global growth forecast (2012-2017) for new nuclear energy installation by MW

Table 5.2: One-, three-, and five-year growth rates forecast (CAGR) for global annual nuclear energy installation (by MW)

 

Chapter 7. Emerging Technologies in Global Nuclear Energy Market    

Table 7.1: PWR characteristics and pros and cons

Table 7.2: BWR characteristics and pros and cons

Table 7.3: PHWR/CANDU characteristics and pros and cons

Table 7.4: GCR characteristics and pros and cons

Table 7.5: LWGR/RBMK characteristics and pros and cons

Table 7.6: FBR characteristics and pros and cons

Table 7.7: Overview of generation IV reactor technologies

Table 7.8: Characteristics and pros and cons of GFR technology

Table 7.9: Characteristics and pros and cons of LFR technology

Table 7.10: Characteristics and pros and cons of MSR technology

Table 7.11: Characteristics and pros and cons of SFR technology

Table 7.12: Characteristics and pros and cons of SCWR technology

Table 7.13: Characteristics and pros and cons of VHTR technology

Table 7.14: Nuclear technology comparison