Sample of Recent NAC Worldwide Consulting Reports

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Nuclear Fuel Market: Issues and Insights (April 2004)
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This annual report summarizes the views and outlook of NAC Worldwide on some of the major issues currently affecting the nuclear fuel markets. It also examines their potential influence on market perceptions and future prices. This report sheds some light on the current market uncertainties and will be valuable in support of your company's current and future activities. Individual sections of the report are also available.

The BWR and PWR Fuel Fabrication Market (April 2003)
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This report explores and analyzes the principal issues affecting the international market for nuclear fuel fabrication services. There have been some very significant changes in that market over the last few years and it is still in a state of transition. Thus, we have reviewed the current status of the market and the forces that will shape it in the years ahead so as to provide an understanding of the uncertainties present in the market and a description of the path we expect it to take in the future.

Operations and Maintenance Cost Improvements at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants (April 2003)
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This report was compiled to provide summary information regarding the methods and processes used by U.S. nuclear utilities to improve the operations and maintenance (O&M) costs at U.S. nuclear power plants. The information was obtained from the expertise of NAC personnel and contact with high level utility, trade and service supplier representatives in the U.S. nuclear industry.

Uranium Market Report (April 2002)
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A detailed report on the worldwide uranium concentrates market. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of urnaium supply and demand,including a review of secondary supply sources. The major issues currently affecting the market are analyzed and projections of spot prices through 2010 are developed based on these assessments.

Reprocessed Uranium Utilization (April 2002)
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This report considers the economics of both the direct reprocessed uranium conversion/enrichment route and the blending route from the utility perspective, and compares this with the cost of procurement of natural uranium derived products.

Analysis of the Markets for BWR and PWR Fuel Fabrication Services (March 2002)
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This report focuses on the U.S. fuel fabrication markets, including the question of vendor consolidation, a review of the recent history of the market and why and how consolidation occurred. It also includes an overview of the organizations of the Mega-vendors as they stand today and how they are likely to change in the future as well as the more significant technical implications brought on by consolidation. NAC also reviews the current commercial climate in the U.S. BWR and PWR fuel markets, including recent price trends and possible contract terms and conditions that might be available in today’s marketplace. The final section of the report includes a summary of the performance of the various BWR and PWR fuel designs currently available to U.S. utilities.

The Japanese Market for BWR and PWR Fuel Fabrication (January 2002)
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This report characterizes selected aspects of the Japanese fuel fabrication market. The main purpose of the report is to illustrate the prospects for foreign fuel fabrication supply to the Japanese utilities. The main issues addressed are:

	Why fabrication prices in Japan are at the current levels, including BWR/PWR differentials
	The prospects for introducing design improvements, including utility attitudes, specific programs and institutional issues (including licensing)
	What the key issues are there today in the Japanese fabrication market
	Programs for loading Western fuel assemblies and the prospects for increased market penetration by Western suppliers
	Japanese utility perceptions of selected fabricators

Russian Enrichment Industry (October 2001)
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The uranium enrichment industry is probably the most significant part of all commercial nuclear activities in Russia. The fifth largest world nuclear electricity producer, Russia also is the largest enrichment producer in the world. This report on the uranium enrichment industry in Russia covers events and developments that have occurred as it makes the transition to the market economy.

NAC Worldwide routinely provides detailed market reports for each component of the nuclear fuel cycle:

	Fabrication
	Enrichment
	Conversion
	Uranium
	Spent Fuel Management

For more information or to order a copy of a report, please contact Chris Rusch in the U.S. at (678) 328-1222 or Geoff Varley in the U.K. at +44 (0)1491 636 284.