In an article published on EIKE’s web site, Dr. Lutz Niemann summarises the increasing trend to nuclear power.
I’ve downloaded the original PDF for my own summary (in English):
- Egypt plans to build 4 nuclear power stations by 2025.
- Algeria plans to build 2700 MW of nuclear generating capacity by 2027
- Argentina, which has had a pebble-bed reactor running since 1983, is adding a 4th one with 1200 MW capacity.
- Armenia is contracting the construction of USD5000 million worth of nuclear power stations to Russia.
- Bangladesh is planning to have a new plant operational in Roopur by 2015.
- Belgium has extended the life of its oldest stations to 2025.
- Brazil is expanding its nuclear generating capacity by 4000 MW by 2030.
- Bulgaria is anxious to resume construction of a nuclear plant which was suspended when funds ran dry.
- China has 24 nuclear power plants currently under construction or in advanced project stages, with a capacity of 25,400 MW. A total of 40,000 MW nuclear generating capacity is planned by 2020 and along-term one of 60,000 MW.
- Germany has extended the life of existing nuclear plants, reversing a previous decision to shut them down prematurely.
- England is to increase its nuclear generating capacity from the current 20% to 40%. German constructors are bidding to add 6000 MW of capacity in the UK by 2025.
- Estonia is cooperating with 2 other Baltic nations in the construction of nuclear power stations.
- Finland’s government approved the construction of 2 new nuclear power stations.
- France is building another EPR reactor; and set to export even more electricity to its European neighbours.
- India is scaling up its nuclear power capacity, which at present meets about 3% of demand to a target of 40% by 2040.
- Indonesia has announced that its first nuclear plant will be constructed on Java by 2016.
- Iran supposedly has just opened its first nuclear power plant this month.
- Italy has reversed its withdrawal from nuclear power generation and has feasibility studies for at least 4 new plants in progress.
- Japan currently supplies a third of its electricity from 54 nuclear power plants. 14 more are to be added by 2030.
- Jordan is planning at least 2 nuclear power stations to fill a third of electricity demand by 2030.
- Canada has extended the life of some existing reactors to 2014. Alberta is set to get its first nuclear power station while existing reactors are upgraded.
- South Korea is planning to add 12 more stations by 2022, aiming to increase the nuclear share of electricity from 35% at present to 59% by 2030.
- Lithuania and Latvia are working together to construct new nuclear generating capacity.
- Malaysia announced that it intends to be generating its first nuclear power by 2023.
- Mexico operates two boiling-water reactor power stations in the Gulf. Future energy provision scenarios include one for 10 more stations.
- The Netherlands have extended the life of their plant at Borsele by another 20 years; to 2033.
- Nigeria has been offered a nuclear power station and research reactor by Russia.
- Norway investigated the use of its copious thorium reserves for nuclear power in 2007, but has not progressed from there.
- Pakistan is constructing 2 more nuclear power stations with a total of 680 MW generating capacity.
- The Phillipines started construction of a plant in 1976, but after a time, abandoned the project; in the last instance due to the Chernobyl scare.
- Poland plans to construct 2 nuclear power stations,each with 3000 MW capacity.
- Qatar, together with France, are investigating possible locations for Qatar’s first nuclear power station.
- Rumania is trying to complete the construction of at least one station.
- Russia is setting out to construct 26 new power station “blocks” by 2030 to increase the nuclear power share to 30%.
- Saudi Arabia is looking at nuclear power to fill the 29,000 MW increase in projected capacity needs by 2020.
- Sweden repealed its 1984 ban on the construction of new nuclear plants in 2010, allowing the 10 existing stations to be replaced by new ones.
- Switzerland plans to replace its existing nuclear power stations and electricity imports from France starting around 2020.
- Slovakia is constructing a new reactor at an existing station in Bohunice.
- Slovenia is building a second reactor at Krsko.
- Spain has extended the life of its second-newest reactor to 2020.
- South Africa currently operates the only nuclear power station on the continent at Koeberg. The country’s research into small, modular pebble-bed reactors has been frustrated by lack of finances.
- Taiwan has two nuclear power stations under construction, each with 1350 MW capacity; scheduled to come online in 2011 and 2012. Six more are already operational, with a total capacity of 5144 MW.
- The Czech Republic has requested tenders for the provision of two more generating units at its Temelin plant. Older stations are being upgraded for more capacity.
- Turkey is building 3 nuclear plants near Mercin.
- Ukraine is completing 2 more reactors.
- Hungary is increasing its nuclear generating capacity which presently fills about 40% of the country’s requirements by adding 2 new generating units to the 4 existing, older ones.
- USA has extended the life of 59 of its 104 plants to 60 years and the government is funnelling USD$40,000 million into the development of Gen IV reactors.
- United Arab Emirates has signed up for four nuclear plants each of 1400 MW capacity to be supplied, operated and maintained by South Korea’s KEPCO.
- Vietnam plans to construct up to 14 nuclear power stations in 20 years.
- Belarus plans to expand the nuclear power share to 30% by 2020 by construction of new plant and the expansion of existing ones.
Authors of the study are Dr.-Ing. Günter Keil of Sankt Augustin and Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Wahl of Wachtberg
