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2nd Annual Nuclear Construction SummitCharlotte, NC

Analyzing the Domestic Nuclear RevivalEric P. Loewen, Ph.D.

VP/President Elect American Nuclear Society

October 25, 2010

AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY

CHALLENGING TIMES

NEW NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT

INVESTMENT REQUIRED FOR NEW NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT

WHY THE PUSH?

THE STATUS OF NEW NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT

8671

150

8166 7169

135

7964

46

109

7865

5746

57

103

79

59

GEN 2900 MWe

GEN 3+ - EPRExport 1000 MWe(China)

GEN 2 - N41500 MWe

GEN 21300 MWe

63,5 79,3 124,3 63,5Average (# of months)

OL3

TSN1&2**

62,3

Estimated average construction time for reactor series

FA3

Time between 1st concrete and nuclear operation (# of months)*

1

* Based on the first four units in the reactor series** Source CGNPC

HOW CAN ANS HELP CONSTRUCTNUCLEARPOWERPLANTS?

STANDARDS & JOURNAL PUBS

“The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870‐1914”by David McCullough

WHAT NOW?

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