DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/k3s8qr/nuclear_power_mark) has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Power Market in Iran" report to their offering.
Iran has had a major boost to its nuclear power industry lately. The country also has a substantial program developing uranium enrichment, which was concealed for many years. Iran produced 215 billion kWh gross in 2008 from over 31 GWe, giving per capita consumption of about 2000 kWh/yr. 80% of its 2008 electricity was from gas and 16.5% from oil, both of which it has in abundance. Russia's Atomstroyexport by the end of January 2008 had delivered the 163 fuel assemblies for the initial core of Bushehr plus 17 reserve ones - 82 tons of fuel in total.
The Russian government had withheld supply as negotiations over Iran's uranium enrichment activities proceedings. As of September 2009 the reactor was reported to be 96% complete and testing had begun earlier in the year. Fuel loading was expected by October, with first power soon after, but further delays pushed this to 2010, then to 2011. Atomstroyexport delivered the first one-third core reload by air from TVEL in May 2011 - about 30 tons of fuel which will be needed in 2012.
The reactor was finally due to start up in February 2011 and to ""reach first power"" in April, and fuel had been loaded by the start of December. However, late in February 2011, before starting up it was found that a pump had failed and possibly shed metal particles into the primary cooling system, which could damage the fuel elements. The fuel therefore had to be unloaded, checked and cleaned, and any debris removed from the pressure vessel. The pump concerned was one supplied in the 1970s and was part of the old equipment required to be used under the terms of the Russian contract. Eventually the reactor started up on 8 May 2011, was grid connected early in September 2011, and is expected to enter commercial operation soon.
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 Iran
Chapter 4: Analysis of Major Global Players
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Companies Mentioned:
- Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
- Ameren Corporation
- EDF Electricit? de France SA
- Edf Energies Nouvelles
- Enel SpA
- E.ON AG
- General Electric Company
- Iberdrola SA
- RWE AG
- Siemens AG
- Vattenfall AB
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