The European nuclear power industry: Restructuring for combined strength and worldwide leadership
The European nuclear power industry is being restructured from an industry drawn along national lines to a European-wide industry. This, in part, reflects growth of the European Economic Community, but it also reflects changes in the international nuclear power industry. The objectives of the participants, beyond better integration of the nuclear industry in Western Europe, are to (1) obtain European leadership of the worldwide commercial nuclear power industry, (2) improve medium- and long-term safety of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (FSU) power reactors, and (3) reduce domestic concerns about nuclear power. The activities to achieve these goals include (1) formation of Nuclear Power International (a joint venture of the German and French nuclear power plant vendors for design and construction of nuclear power plants), (2) formation of a utility group to forge agreement throughout Europe on what the requirements are for the next generation of nuclear power plants, and (3) agreement by regulators in multiple European countries to harmonize regulations. This is to be achieved before the end of the decade. These changes would allow a single design of nuclear power plant to be built anywhere in Europe. The creation of European-wide rules (utility requirements, engineering standards, and national regulations) would create strong economic and political forces for other European countries (Eastern Europe and FSU) to meet these standards.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 6276875
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL-6758; ON: DE93017561
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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POLICY AND ECONOMY
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR POWER
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PWR TYPE REACTORS
REACTOR SAFETY
REGULATIONS
STANDARDIZATION
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ASIA
COOPERATION
DATA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER
POWER PLANTS
POWER REACTORS
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SAFETY
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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