World Nuclear Industry Status Report

China Dialogue (UK/China): World nuclear industry in decline

Antony Froggatt, Mycle Schneider — 2016-02-03T22:04:24Z

World nuclear industry in decline China Dialogue, 29.01.2016 Mycle Schneider, Antony Froggatt China's nuclear programme isn't immune to the woes ailing the global nuclear sector, write Mycle Schneider and Antony Froggatt This week, the board of French state-controlled utility EDF postponed a vote on what would be the largest nuclear project in Europe in decades. A thumbs-up from the directors would have prompted EDF to deepen cooperation with Chinese counterpart CGN in the Hinkley (…) - WNISR in the Media

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (US): Deconstructing the nuclear industry

Antony Froggatt, Mycle Schneider — 2015-07-30T09:24:36Z

Deconstructing the nuclear industry Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 07/27/2015 - 15:38 Mycle Schneider, Antony Froggatt Released on July 15, the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2015 (WNISR 2015) is the latest independent assessment of nuclear energy trends in a series first published in 1992. This year's report comes at a time when most energy and environmental experts shy away from the words “nuclear renaissance” but some view nuclear power as an indispensable substitute for (…) - WNISR in the Media

China Dialogue (UK/China): China and Russia may struggle to deliver nuclear power overseas

Antony Froggatt, Mycle Schneider — 2014-09-25T15:40:57Z

China and Russia may struggle to deliver nuclear power overseas Chinese version 中俄国内核问题是否会抑制其出口雄心？ by Antony Froggatt, Mycle Schneider 24 September 2014 The buzz around China and Russia's international nuclear-reactor sales conceals a more fragile industry at home China and Russia are building over half of the nuclear power plants under construction in the world. Of 66 reactor projects under way globally, 27 are in China and 10 in Russia. The activity doesn't stop at home: both (…) - WNISR in the Media

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (US): 2012-2013 World Nuclear Industry Status Report

Antony Froggatt, Mycle Schneider — 2014-01-14T17:30:41Z

As of December 1, 2013, a total of 429 nuclear reactors were considered operational in 31 countries. The nuclear industry is in decline, however, with global electricity generation from nuclear power plants down by a record 7 percent in 2012. This decline is largely due to the effects of the triple disaster that struck Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March 2011. All of Japan's nuclear reactors are shut down, and the struggle to manage radioactive water and a (…) - WNISR in the Media

Project-Syndicate (Czech Republic/US): Nuclear Power's Renaissance in Reverse

Antony Froggatt, Mycle Schneider — 2013-09-12T03:20:14Z

Nuclear Power's Renaissance in Reverse by Mycle Schneider & Antony Froggatt 5 September 2013 PARIS – Last June, Yukiya Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), declared that “nuclear power will make a significant and growing contribution to sustainable development in the coming decades.” But, as this year's World Nuclear Industry Status Report highlights, recent trends paint a very different picture. Duke Energy, America's largest utility, has (…) - WNISR in the Media

UK: China Pullout Leaves Nuclear Uncertainty

Antony Froggatt — 2012-10-05T10:34:42Z

Guest Post on EnergyDesk, Greenpeace UK China pull out leaves nuclear uncertainty 3^rd Oct 2012 Antony Froggatt Antony Froggatt is Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources at Chatham House and co-author, with Mycle Schneider, of the World Nuclear Status Report The European power and utilities sector is facing an unprecedented need for capital investment as European generation assets come to the end of their economic life. The UK government is intent on building a new (…) - WNISR Essential News

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (US): 2011-2012 World Nuclear Industry Status Report

Antony Froggatt, Mycle Schneider — 2012-09-22T14:02:57Z

2011-2012 World Nuclear Industry Status Report Mycle Schneider, Antony Froggatt Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September/October 2012, 15 pages Abstract The market niche that nuclear power once held is disappearing. The key nuclear indicators—including the number of operating reactors, installed capacity, power generation, and share of total electricity generation—all show that the global nuclear industry is in decline. In 2012, nuclear power's competitors—most notably, wind and (…) - WNISR in the Media

Asia-Pacific Journal: Chinese Nuclear Power Development at Home and Abroad

Antony Froggatt — 2012-09-10T15:15:33Z

The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol 10, Issue 37, No. 5, September 10, 2012 Chinese Nuclear Power Development at Home and Abroad Antony Froggatt and Joy Tuffield The Chinese energy sector is dominated by coal, which provides nearly 70% of the country's energy compared to a global average of 27%. Furthermore, with energy demand rapidly increasing, so is coal production which was 3.5 billion tonnes in 2011, more than doubling its 2002 level. The International Energy Agency's current policy (…) - WNISR in the Media