Nuclear Energy: Generation for the Future
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Nuclear Energy: Generation for the Future
Charles TurkLeader, R&D/ University Partnerships
Entergy Nuclear Operations
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Evidence of Climate Change
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What has happened over time?
(C)1
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0
-0.4
-0.6
YEARSFossil Fuels
Land Use Change
Temperature Change
ppm
360
340
320Gt C8
76
45
123
0
Per yr
Carbon Emissions
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The stakes are high
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Our world needs more energy
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Our world is fragile
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A Time for LeadershipWithout a sound investment in our energy infrastructure, the rest of our economy hangs in the balance.
The U.S. electric industry represents only three to four percent of the gross domestic product. But the other 96 to 97 percent of our $14-trillion-a-year economy depends completely on that three or four percent.
Future generations face a future of
radical change – either in the way
we produce energy or in their standard
of living.
Generation Sources: FUEL DIVERSITY to Meet Demand
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1. Coal2. Gas3. Solar and Wind4. Hydro5.Nuclear
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CleanBaseloadSafe
And now the other three
Spent fuelCost of new buildPublic perception
Generation Sources: NUCLEAR to Meet Demand
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681.2
241.9
22.2 12.8 0.4Nuclear Hydro Geothermal Wind Solar
U.S. Nuclear Plants Prevent More CO2 Emissions Than All Others Combined
Million Metric Tons (2006)
A great time to act
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The waste issue
All the used fuel produced by the U.S. nuclear power industry in 40 years of operation — about 40,000 metric tons — would, if stacked end to end, cover an area the size of a football field about 10 yards deep.
Used Fuel Is Manageable
Reprocessing would reduce waste to about one end zone
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Favor 83%
Not sure 1% Oppose 16% Residents within 10 miles of each nuclear plant:
“Do you favor or oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity in the United States?”
Bisconti Research Inc., Nuclear Energy Institute
Communities around existing nuclear plants would like to have another one
Several states are offering $ millions in incentives to build new nuclear energy plants adjacent to existing plants in their states
People want nuclear plants in their backyards
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Nuclear Power: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Total units world wide 436New being built 55Planned 136Proposed 277
Example: China is building 15 currently; starting 18 next year and have 80 proposed
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Entergy Nuclear and Entergy
Who is Entergy Nuclear?
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Entergy – The Power of People• A Fortune 500 company with revenues of more than $11
billion
• Employs approximately 14,500 people
• Owns/operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity
• The second-largest nuclear generator in the United States
• Delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
• Operates a system composed of more than 15,500 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and 1,550 transmission substations
“We have demonstrated that it is possible to deliver consistently superior shareholder returns, preserve our environment and contribute to a higher quality of life around us.”
J. Wayne Leonard, Chairman and CEO, Entergy Corp.NYSE Magazine, 1st Quarter 2008
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James A. FitzPatrick
Indian Point Energy Center
Vermont YankeePilgrim
Arkansas Nuclear One units 1 & 2
Waterford 3
Grand GulfRiver Bend
Where tofind us…
Entergy Nuclear and Entergy Nuclear Business Development are headquartered in Jackson, Miss...
Palisades
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•Power uprates
•License renewals
•New nuclear
Nuclear Power: Looking FORWARD
85% of Americans
are in favor of
license
renewals
72% of Americans
perceive nuclear as safe
Questions
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