DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ngvp6l/nuclear_power_mark) has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Power Market in Sweden" report to their offering.
Sweden has 10 nuclear plants in operation, which account for 40% of its electricity needs. The country has a tax discriminating against nuclear power. Now about 0.67 Euro cents/kWh is charged which makes up about one-third of the operating cost of nuclear power. Sweden's electricity consumption has been rising and it has one of the world's highest individual levels of consumption.
Electricity imports and exports vary according to season, with Finland, Norway and Denmark providing the main traffic. Per capita consumption is about 14,800 kWh per year. The state utility is Vattenfall AB, and private utilities include E.ON Sweden AB and Fortum Oy (majority-owned by the Finnish government).
Sweden has some uranium mineralization but no mines. Some 200 tU was produced from a black shale deposit in Ranstad in the 1960s. Another deposit is Pleutajokk, near the Arctic Circle.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nuclear Power
Chapter 2: Analysis of the Global Nuclear Power Industry
Chapter 3: Nuclear Power in Sweden
Chapter 4: Analysis of Major Global Players
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Companies Mentioned
- Fortum Oyj
- Energoatom Concern OJSC
- Edf Energies Nouvelles
- EDF Electricité de France SA
- Ameren Corporation
- Enel SpA
- E.ON AG
- Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG
- General Electric Company
- Iberdrola SA
- RWE AG
- Siemens AG
- Vattenfall AB
- E.ON Energie
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