Nuclear Power
Aimed at industry professionals rather than academics, this book explains in detail how nuclear power works, its costs and benefits as part of the electricity supply system, and examines its record.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Nuclear Power
6.3: Nuclear issues
6.3 Nuclear issues
The electricity privatisation process was not without other hurdles, but by far the biggest and longest running was the issue of how to handle the UK s nuclear stations.
Panel 6.2: Power generating companies
These are the companies responsible for generating the energy used in homes and businesses.
Major power generators
| British Energy plc | www.british-energy.com |
| British Nuclear Fuels plc | www.bnfl.com |
| Drax Power Ltd | |
| EDF Energy plc | www.edfenergy.com |
| E.ON UK plc | www.eon-uk.com |
International power generators
| RWE npower plc | www.rweinnogy.com |
| Scottish and Southern Energy plc | www.scottish-southern.co.uk |
| ScottishPower plc | www.scottishpower.plc.uk |
Smaller generators and co-generators
| AES | |
| Corby Power Ltd | |
| Corus Group plc | www.corusgroup.com |
| Deeside Power Development Co Ltd | www.deesidepower.com |
| Ecotricity | |
| Fibrowatt Ltd | www.fibrowatt.com |
| Humber Power Ltd | www.humberpower.co.uk |
| Medway Power | |
| Natural Power Company Ltd | www.naturalpower.com |
| Optimum Energy Ltd | |
| Saltend Cogeneration Co Ltd | |
| Seabank Power Ltd | |
| Slough Heat and Power Ltd | www.sloughheatandpower.co.uk |
| South Coast Power Ltd | |
| Summerleaze Ltd | www.summerleaze.co.uk |
| Tanaris Ltd | www.tanaris.com |
| Teesside Power Ltd | www.teessidepower.co.uk |
| Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc | www.tepco.co.jp/en/in dex-e.html |
| Western Power Generation Ltd | www.westernpower.co.uk |
Panel 6.3: Electricity supply companies
These are the companies who supply and sell electricity to the consumer.
Major electricity suppliers
British Gas
Centrica
EDF Energy
London Energy (EDF Energy)
Manweb (Scottish Power)
npower
Powergen
Scottish Hydro Electric (Scottish and Southern
Scottish Power
Scottish and Southern Energy
Seeboard Energy (EDF Energy)
Southern Electric (Scottish and Southern
Swalec (Scottish and Southern Energy)
SWEB Energy (EDF Energy)
New and specialist electricity suppliers
Atlantic Electric and Gas
Basic Power
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