Nuclear Power Market in Switzerland

Switzerland presently has 5 nuclear reactors providing for 40% of its electricity needs. With two more plants planned out for construction, a national vote had confirmed nuclear energy as part of Switzerland's electricity mix. However, in June 2011, the Swiss parliament resolved not to replace any reactors, and hence to phase out nuclear power by 2034. All Swiss reactors have unlimited-duration operating licenses, following that granted to Muehleberg in December 2009 on condition that it met nuclear safety requirements.

However, in 2012 the Federal Administrative Court ruled that the reactor should close in mid-2013 on safety grounds. It said that the issue of safety was too important to be the sole responsibility of the regulator, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, and that if BKW wanted to operate beyond mid-2013 it would need to make a strong case for that.

There is no national policy regarding reprocessing or direct disposal of used fuel. However, utilities have been sending it for reprocessing it so as to utilize the separated plutonium in Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel. In this industry scenario, Taiyou Research analyzes the Nuclear Power Market in Switzerland.

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

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 Switzerland 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 Swiss nuclear power industry through a market profile, industry statistics, the impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, nuclear reactor technology, 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 over 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 Switzerland is in depth-study of the Swiss 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 Swiss nuclear power industry.