phil,keep mak out of it LOLhere's why the contract and spot...

phil,

keep mak out of it LOL

here's why the contract and spot price is going to face a squeeze.

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31 countries operating 440 reactors today (~375 GWe)
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55 additional countries that could turn to nuclear power (i.e. already discussing reactor development) – with more possible
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86 total potential countries with reactors by 2050
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55 total countries with ~630 reactors (~630 GWe) by 2030 (UxC mid-case estimate)


Key Reactor Developments
– 2007
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China – approved state goal of reaching 40 GWe by 2020
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Russia – announced construction target of adding 2 reactors (~2,000 MWe) per year over next 15 years
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India – issued national goal of reaching a minimum of 20 GWe by 2020
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United States – 5 U.S. utilities filed COLs with the NRC for 8 new reactors and Government authorized $18.5 billion in new reactor loan guarantees for next two years
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Germany – utilities began court proceedings to extend life of plants and Government began discussion of ending nuclear phase-out
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UK – Government approved new reactor program (January 2008)
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Egypt – Plans for first reactor (~1,000 MWe) at Dabba with startup by 2018
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Turkey – plans for 5,000 MWe (2-4 reactors) at 2 sites with first startup in 2015
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Ukraine – announced plans to double nuclear capacity by 2030 (~15,000 MWe additional)

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