IAEA-TECDOC

Country Nuclear Power Profiles

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

October 2000
 FOREWORD

The preparation of Country Nuclear Power Profiles was initiated within the framework of the
IAEAs programme on assessment and feedback of nuclear power plant performance. It responded
to a need for a database and a technical document containing a description of the economic situation,
the energy and the electricity sector and the primary organizations involved in nuclear power in IAEA
Member States.

In 1998, the first edition of the Country Nuclear Power Profiles was published focusing on the
overall economic, energy and electricity situation in the country and on its nuclear power industrial
structure and organizational framework. The compilation was made based on of 29 Member States
with operating nuclear power plants by the end of 1995 and incorporated the Fact Sheets on
international, multilateral and bilateral agreements as collected by EXPO.

In May 1999, an Advisory Group Meeting was organized with the purpose of updating the
information in the Country Nuclear Power Profiles of each country, to reflect the new approaches and
conditions of the national nuclear power programmes. The impact of the open electricity market,
privatization and deregulation on the nuclear sector was an important aspect recommended by the
experts to be taken in consideration. It was also recommended to periodically review the status and
trends of nuclear industries in IAEA Member States and exchange information among experts of the
lessons learned from the countries engaged in nuclear programmes, with a view to update the profiles
at two year intervals.

This second edition covers the changes in the new environment in the electricity as well as in
the nuclear sector, be it that the situation differs from country to country. In general, the information is
updated to 1999.

For the preparation of this second edition, the IAEA received contributions from all 31 countries
with operating power plants by the end of 1999, as well as Italy and the Islamic Republic of Iran. A
database has been implemented and the profiles are supporting programmatic needs within the IAEA.

It is noted that there also exist other less formal profiles on specific subjects of nuclear power in
the Agency, e.g. Safety Profiles (NS Safety Co-ordination), Waste Management Profiles (NEFW),
Fuel Cycle Profiles (NEFW).

The IAEA is grateful to M. J. Crijns and I. Peru Castro for the preparation of this publication.
The IAEA officer responsible for the overall co-ordination and preparation was R. Spiegelberg-Planer
of the Nuclear Power Engineering Section, Division of Nuclear Power.
 EDITORIAL NOTE
In preparing this publication for press, staff of the IAEA have made up the pages from the
original manuscripts as submitted by the authors. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect
those of the IAEA, the governments of the nominating Member States or the nominating
organizations.
Throughout the text names of Member States are retained as they were when the text was
compiled.
The use of particular designations of countries or territories does not imply any
judgement by the publisher, the IAEA, as to the legal status of such countries or territories, of
their authorities and institutions or of the delimitation of their boundaries.
The mention of names of specific companies or products (whether or not indicated as
registered) does not imply any intention to infringe proprietary rights, nor should it be
construed as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of the IAEA.
 CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1
STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS OF THE PROFILES.............................................................. 5
ARGENTINA............................................................................................................................ 11
ARMENIA ................................................................................................................................ 39
BELGIUM................................................................................................................................. 61
BRAZIL .................................................................................................................................... 93
BULGARIA .............................................................................................................................. 117
CANADA ................................................................................................................................. 167
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF......................................................................................... 197
CZECH REPUBLIC .................................................................................................................. 219
FINLAND ................................................................................................................................. 241
FRANCE................................................................................................................................... 275
GERMANY............................................................................................................................... 297
HUNGARY............................................................................................................................... 329
INDIA....................................................................................................................................... 355
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF .............................................................................................. 383
ITALY ...................................................................................................................................... 399
JAPAN...................................................................................................................................... 421
KAZAKHSTAN........................................................................................................................ 453
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF........................................................................................................... 467
LITHUANIA............................................................................................................................. 491
MEXICO ................................................................................................................................... 513
NETHERLANDS ...................................................................................................................... 533
PAKISTAN .............................................................................................................................. 557
ROMANIA ............................................................................................................................... 577
RUSSIAN FEDERATION ......................................................................................................... 617
SLOVAK REPUBLIC ............................................................................................................... 643
SLOVENIA............................................................................................................................... 675
SOUTH AFRICA ...................................................................................................................... 693
SPAIN....................................................................................................................................... 707
SWEDEN .................................................................................................................................. 727
SWITZERLAND ....................................................................................................................... 755
UKRAINE................................................................................................................................. 781
UNITED KINGDOM................................................................................................................. 823
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ............................................................................................. 847
Annex I: OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER
PLANTS.................................................................................................................... 883
Annex II: TABLES..................................................................................................................... 893
Annex III: NUCLEAR POWER RELATED WEB SITES ........................................................... 915
CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW .................................................................. 943