Nuclear Power Market in Belgium

Belgium currently has seven nuclear reactors generating more than half of its electricity. The government provides not much of its support to the industry. Electricity consumption in Belgium has grown from 5800 kWh per capita in 1990 to about 7725 kWh in 2008.

Nuclear energy provides 54% of the country's domestically-generated electricity, about 46 billion kWh per year gross. Natural gas provides 24 billion kWh and coal less than 7 billion kWh per year. Net nuclear electricity production was 45.7 billion kWh in 2010. Belgian companies provided about 80% of the systems and equipment for the country's nuclear facilities, though both Westinghouse and Framatome (now Areva) contributed. The fuel cycle for Belgian nuclear plants is managed by Synatom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electrabel (although the government holds a golden share with special rights). In 2008, Synatom announced a strategic partnership with Powertech for development of Powertech's US uranium projects in the US states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. Synatom currently owns 19.6% of Powertech.

In this industry scenario, Taiyou Research analyzes the Nuclear Power Market in Belgium.

Divided into five chapters, this in-depth research offering from Taiyou Research is a complete analysis of the nuclear power market in Belgium.

The report deals with an overview of the global power market which is consistently rising due to rapid industrialization resulting in ever increasing demand for power. 66% of global power market is dominated by thermal power sources viz. coal and petroleum but stringent emission norms and depletion of sources is driving global attention towards renewable technology and nuclear power with a 7.5% market share is going to play a major role in future.

In spite of the Chernobyl disaster and the more recent Fukushima setback, the global installed nuclear capacity is likely to increase at a CAGR of nearly 4% and nuclear generation at a CAGR of 3.9% during 2011-2020. In comparison to other technologies the nuclear power has a nominal impact on greenhouse gas emission.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Nuclear Power covers the following:

• An industry definition and an overview of nuclear power.
• Present-day use of nuclear power and looking at why we need nuclear power?
• We look at the various reasons why the world needs nuclear power, such as the rising energy demand in the world, the global power situation, environmental impact of nuclear, and many others.
• An in-depth comparison is carried out of nuclear power and other power generating technologies such as gas and coal.

Chapter 2: Analysis of the Global Nuclear Power Industry covers the following:

• An analysis of the global nuclear power industry through a market profile, market statistics, industry value and volume analysis, industry capacity and generation analysis, and much more.
• We carry out region-wise industry segmentation, and also analyze the technological trends in the industry and an industry outlook.
• We carry out an analysis of the global nuclear power industry in a Porter's Five Forces Framework. We look at the global nuclear power industry by taking nuclear energy providers as key market players. The section analyzes the forces driving competition in the industry viz. buyer power, supplier power, new entrants, substitutes and rivalry amongst major players in the industry.
• A brief profile of the emerging nuclear power markets sums up this chapter.

Chapter 3: Nuclear Power in Belgium covers the following:

• An analysis of the nuclear power industry in Europe through a market profile, industry statistics, industry value & volume analysis, industry capacity and generation analysis, and a country-wise segmentation of the industry.
• We analyze the Belgian nuclear power industry through a market profile, industry statistics, the impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, operating and upcoming nuclear reactors in the country, regulatory framework, and a look at R&D in the industry.

Chapter 4: Analysis of Major Global Players is an in-depth study of the major players in the global nuclear power industry with special emphasis on company overview, business analysis and a SWOT analysis of the key players. We include an analysis of nearly 15 players in the industry.

Concluding with Chapter 5, we include an appendix, a glossary of terms, and a research methodology.

Overall, Taiyou Research’s report on the nuclear power market in Belgium is in depth-study of the Belgian nuclear power market.

Taiyou Research’s report makes an intensive study of the installed capacity and generation, nuclear facilities and region, regulatory policies and framework, major players and competitive scenario with business viability of the Belgian nuclear power industry.