Edward Kee
Vice President
NERA Economic Consulting

1. What challenges face the global nuclear market?
   Building large LWR on time and on budget + getting down cost curve by learning on global standard reactor designs
   Will merchant nuclear work?  This approach looks really hard.  UK nuclear build is the big test of this approach.
   How will state-owned reactor vendors change the market?  What role will corporate reactor vendors play?
   
   
2. Regulatory perspectives on nuclear safety and security
   The global response to the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident has been, in most countries, measured and appropriate.
   Advanced LWR designs are very safe.
   
   
3. What roles if any, will China and India play in the global post Fukushima nuclear power market?
   It is clear that China is and will remain the country with the largest nuclear build program – shaping the industry for decades
   India is still an unknown – significant need for power, but issues seem to block large-scale nuclear power plant build
   
   
4. How do you see the nuclear power sector evolving over the next decade?
   Some countries (e.g., China) will move strongly toward more nuclear power.
   Countries now ambivalent about nuclear power will move to support as the industry proves that new build can be done on time and budget.
   Countries that have moved away from nuclear may well return.
   
   
5. Key economies like China, India, Korea and Russia who are driving nuclear power expansion are unlikely to change track in their NPP expansion – what are your thoughts on this?
   China, Russia and Korea are steadfast in adoption of nuclear power.
   India still has some issues to resolve.
   
   
6. What do developers need to know about the global energy industry and what is the projected roadmap ahead for nuclear power development?
   Nuclear power industry is dominated by large (often national) buyers and large (often national) vendors.
   The role of a project developer (and the concept of project finance) in nuclear seems difficult.