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Perspective1Shorter OutagesAre Good Business1322Over the last decade, operating a nuclearpower plant has undergone major changes.Deregulation has increased competition andoperators have successfully streamlined their operationsto reduce costs and maximize output. Increased attentionhas been paid to safe operations and the conceptof extending the lifetime of the plants has precipitatedin-depth analyses of components and upgrading systems.In their efforts to improve plant operations, more andmore utilities are forming partnering-type alliances. These long-termrelationships allow both the operator and the vendor to focus on the samegoals, provide experienced working teams that lead to continuous improvementin operations through better resource utilization and planning and result ina win/win situation for both parties and also cost reductions.In particular, outage optimization has attracted increasing attention. A decadeago, it was not unusual for outages to last 40 to 60 days. Today, they rangefrom the teens to the 20s, with some in Europe as low as 6 – 8 days. Obviously,the longer a plant can run without interruption, the higher the capacity factorsand the greater the potential for higher revenues.A new term - outage optimization - has been coined in recent years. As thename implies, it is intended to cover more than just managing an outage.It involves both long and short-term planning and detailed analysis of everyaspect of plant operation so that each scheduled outage accomplishes the mostimportant tasks in a logical and carefully determined order while reducingthe risk of unscheduled shutdowns. Reducing outage durations enhancesplant availability, reduces costs and ensures that a utility remains competitivewhile enhancing quality and safety.Wulf BürkleSenior ExecutiveVice President<strong>Framatome</strong> <strong>ANP</strong>
DevelopmentGerald Doucetor because of regulations to internalizeCO 2 and emissions waste managementcosts in the price of energy servicesbased on fossil fuels – nuclear powercould benefit, in relative terms.Growing awareness of rationalcriteria regarding the economics,security/reliability and environmentalperformance favor nuclear’s significantrebirth when present power plants arereplaced in the 2010-20 period.It is a foregone conclusion that up to2020, global reliance on fossil fuelsand large hydro will remain strong,albeit with special emphasis on therole of natural gas and efficient,cleaner fossil fuel systems. However,total reliance on these energy sourcesto satisfy the growing electricitydemand is not sustainable. Whilesome question the future of nuclearpower, many believe its role needsto be stabilized, with the aim ofpossible future extensions, and thatefforts to develop intrinsically safe,affordable nuclear technology needto be encouraged.WEC’s research and global studieslead us to believe that nuclear energywill play an essential role in electricityproduction and in strategies againstglobal warming. For base-load electricitygeneration, one of the most effectivemeans currently available to reduceCO 2 emissions is nuclear power.Countries with the highest proportionof nuclear and/or hydropower havethe lowest CO 2 emissions per kWh.Nuclear energy has advantages interms of global warming, cost stabilityand high capacity factors that make itcompatible with the goals of sustainabledevelopment for tomorrow’s world.WEC continues to address theseand other key energy issues throughour Work Program. Our study on“Drivers of the Energy Scene,”dueout later this year, will guide fourother WEC studies on market reform,technologies, life cycle analysis andclimate change to be published in2004. WEC also carries out a seriesof six technical services, includingpower plant performance andour GHG Emissions ReductionsDatabase, with nearly 1.96 Gt ofcurrent total emissions reductionstored in the database. For moreinformation, visit our GlobalEnergy Information System atwww.worldenergy.org. ■Advanced Nuclear Power N O 7 April 2003 5
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