The State of the CommercialNuclear Industry
Donald C. HintzPresident, Entergy Corporation
and Chairman, Nuclear Energy Institute
IFPA Energy ConferenceWashington, D.C.October 22, 2003
The Nuclear Era Begins
President Eisenhower giving the signal to start construction at Shippingport, Sept. 1954
Record Nuclear Electricity Production Is Sustainable
'90'94
'98'99
'00
'01
'02
577
640
674
728754 769 780
Source: EIA
(Bill
ions
of K
ilow
att-
hour
s)
'80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
Ca
pa
cit
y F
ac
tor
(%)
Industry Capacity FactorContinues at Record Level
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
Nuclear 1.71
Coal 1.85
Gas 4.06
Oil 4.41
U.S. Electricity Production Costs
Source: RDI /EUCG. Converted to 2002 dollars by NEI.
Growing Public Favorability of Nuclear Energy
20
40
60
80
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1998
2000
2002
Per
cent
Fav
or/O
ppos
e
31% Oppose
64% Favor
Source: Bisconti Research Inc.
Vision 2020: Preserving Clean Sources of Electricity
30%non-emitting
31%non-emitting
Oil, Gas & Coal
Hydro & Renewables
New Nuclear Capability
Enhanced Nuclear Capability
Existing Nuclear Capability
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
2000 2020
Bill
ion
kWh
Source: NEI
2000
2010
2020
2030
2040
2050