Extended Power Uprates (EPU) to boost Nuclear Electricity Generation in the US

Increasing the maximum power generation level which a commercial nuclear power plant can produce is called a power uprate. The maximum power level at which a commercial nuclear power plant in the US may operate is regulated by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The license and technical specifications document of a nuclear power plant contains this power level. NRC controls any change to a license or technical specification, and the licensee (nuclear power plant operator/ owner) may only change these documents only after the approval of licensee’s application for change by the NRC.

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Contents

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS


1.1 LIST OF TABLES


1.2 LIST OF FIGURES


2 GLOBALDATA VIEWPOINT

2.1 Summary

3 EXTENDED POWER UPRATES (EPU) TO BOOST NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN THE US

3.1 Extended Power Uprates (EPU)
3.2 Advantages of Extended Power Uprate in Nuclear Power Plants
  3.2.1 Economic advantages of EPU
  3.2.2 Benefits vis-?-vis New Power Plant Construction
  3.2.3 Power Uprates and Electricity Generation Targets in US
3.3 Conclusion

4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

4.1 NRC Issues Final SER For FENOC’s Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal
4.2 NRC Schedules Open House To Discuss Nuclear Power Plant Issues And 2008 Performance Of Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant
4.3 NRC To Discuss Decommissioning Plan For Unit 1 At Fermi Nuclear Plant

5 APPENDIX

5.1 Methodology
  5.1.1 Coverage
  5.1.2 Secondary Research
  5.1.3 Primary Research
  5.1.4 Expert Panel Validation
5.2 Contact Us
5.3 About GlobalData
5.4 Disclaimer

1.1 LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approved Extended Power Uprates (EPU)
Table 2: Extended Power Uprates To be Completed, the US, 2004-08

1.2 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: GlobalData Methodology
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