Visa for NUCLEAR ENERGY

TotalEnergies
ID CARD
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Energy mix, world production CHALLENGES FACING
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(EMBER 2022) NUCLEAR ENERGY
61 Thermal Hydraulic THROUGHOUT THE WORLD:
15 Nuclear Wind
• R&D: Nuclear fusion, which is still being
Solar Bioenergy and
others developed, will produce 10x more energy
than nuclear fission
• Improving management of waste
and radiation
• Resizing nuclear reactors and their facilities
NUCLEAR ENERGY to a smaller scale, in order to cut risks
AROUND THE WORLD • For TotalEnergies, nuclear power and its
438 reactors for
EQUIVALENT 390 000 MW of 132
183 complex, capitalist model poses industrial
113 hazards, and a much more insurmountable
PETROLEUM installed capacity technological barrier than for renewable
PER YEAR 3
energies
(For a site with multiple • Some countries are offering a
5
nuclear reactors): 2
complementary blend of renewables and
20 000 GWhr nuclear energy for their electrical mix
KEY FIGURES = 1.7 million toe
• Capacity: 900 MW on average, PROS
= 11.8 million boe
up to 1 650MW from most recent • High-capacity means
data of production
• Efficiency: up to 35% • Little to no carbon intensity,
• Power gradient (MW/min): emits only water vapor
10 to 12 MW/mi THE VALUE CHAIN
• Long-lasting installations
• Carbon intensity: (40 years) • Specialized manufacturers such as
Fratamome/EDF, Kepco, Mitsubishi,
6g CO2/kWh-net • Continuous production
• Investment costs (CAPEX):
Toshiba, AECL, Westinghouse,
Atomstroyexport, GE
IN SHORT
5,000 €/kW • Operated by both builders and
• Operating costs (OPEX) producers
40 € kW/an • High-voltage power supply to • Low carbon intensity
Sources: ADEME, RTE, IAE, TE

• Type of current on the grid: AC the grid • Cheap, non-stop production

• Cooling: open cycle with • Depending on the country’s energy • Technological barriers and large-
mix, a key means of production that scale hazards
seawater, or closed cycle can directly influence the price of a
• 100 to 150 hectares of land per kWh
average nuclear power plant