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2 Germany after Federal Elections Günter Niedzballa - Director Marketing & Sales, Central & Eastern Europe June 9-11, 2010 Varna, Bulgaria

3 Agenda Introduction Germany after elections GmbH - News Page 3 / 35

4 An increasing number of EU-Member States considers nuclear energy 143 reactors in the EU out of a total worldwide of 436 First source of electricity (~30%) Largest contributor (70%) of low CO2 power An industrial sector where the EU benefits from a clear competitive advantage (reactors and cycle) Nuclear energy in the EU UK Target : 10 GWe in 2020 France Flamanville 3 (EPR TM ) in construction Penly: 2 nd EPR TM by rd EPR TM proposed Italy Target: up to 10 reactors by 2030 JV EDF-Enel for the construction of at least 4 EPRs TM Finland Olkiluoto 3 (EPR TM ) in construction Up to 3 additional reactors by 2020 Poland Target: 6 reactors 15 Member States operate nuclear plants 4 Member States are developing a nuclear program Page 4 / 35

5 Only EU-25 Countries Source: European Commission, Eurobarometer survey 2006 Attitude towards Nuclear Power: Germany is not really different % in favour Nuclear share (2007) AT BE BU CR DK ES EL FI FR DE UK GR HU IE IT LV LT MT NL PL PT RO SL SK SE CY LU 0 % 54 % 44 % 30 % 0 % 17 % 0 % 29 % 78 % 26 % 18 % 0 % 38 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 65 % 0 % 4 % 0 % 0 % 13 % 41 % 57 % 46 % 0 % 0 % Page 5 / 35

6 Nuclear Power is important in Germany 17 NPPs in operation, 21,457 MW installed capacity Most important energy source for electricity generation: 22,3 % nuclear share in 2008 and no. 1 in the base load electricity production (ca. 50 %) Stands for about 40,000 jobs in the nuclear industry and 110,000 in other industries Avoids about 160 million tons of CO 2 as much as the cars emit every year Page 6 / 35

7 Brunsbüttel Brokdorf Germany s NPPs Unterweser Stade Krümmel In operation: - 12 PWRs - 5 BWRs Emsland Grohnde Würgassen Under Decommissioning: - 2 PWRs, 1 BWR Biblis A Biblis B Obrigheim Grafenrheinfeld Philippsburg 1 Philippsburg 2 Neckarwestheim 1 Neckarwestheim 2 Isar 1 E.ON owned RWE owned EnBW owned VENE owned Community owned Gundremmingen B Gundremmingen C Isar 2 Under Decommissioning Page 7 / 35

8 Remaining lifetime of German Plants according to the Current Law Biblis A Neckarwestheim 1 Biblis B Isar 1 Brunsbüttel Philippsburg 1 Unterweser Grafenrheinfeld Gundremmingen B Gundremmingen C Grohnde Philippsburg 2 Brokdorf Krümmel Isar 2 Emsland Neckarwestheim 2 Expected Shutdown Date (status May 2009) Federal Election 9/2009 Federal Election 9/2014 Page 8 / 35

9 Agenda Introduction Germany after elections GmbH - News Page 9 / 35

10 Elections to the German Federal Parliament Sept Challenger Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) Opportunities Threats Page 10 / 35

11 Nuclear Energy in the party programs 2009 CDU / CSU (Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union) Indispensable in the midterm Lifetime extension inevitable Reevaluation of final storage solution FDP (Free Democratic Party) Necessary in the midterm Lifetime extension and final storage decision essential SPD (Social Democratic Party) No lifetime extension Grüne (Alliance '90/The Greens) Strictly against nuclear energy If nuclear plants remain active, safety enhancements should be the focus Die Linke (The Left) Immediate cessation of nuclear power generation Page 11 / 35

12 Which voters favour a lifetime extension of existing plants? 75 % 61 % 57 % 50 % 36 % 25 % 22 % 8 % 0 % FDP CDU/CSU DIE LINKE SPD BÜNDNIS 90/ DIE GRÜNEN Source: ZDF, October 2009 Page 12 / 35

13 Angela Merkel at the 50th Anniversary of German Atomic Forum Chancellor Merkel s speech at the 50th Anniversary of the German Atomic Forum on July 1st, 2009: Germany has always set itself apart by the fact that it has developed the most modern nuclear power plants, in close cooperation with France. Therefore, I am pleased that we have French guests among us today. We have also developed the best reactors in the world, when I think of the EPR TM reactor. *Anne Lauvergeon has attended! Page 13 / 35

14 cbsnews, BERLIN, Jul. 6, 2009: The plant at Kruemmel, near Hamburg, shut down automatically on Saturday [July 4th, 2009] following a short-circuit in a transformer. The plant had reopened only last month after a two-year closure that followed a fire in another transformer in and her opponents in the Media Federal Minister of Environment Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) Now leader of Social Democratic Party Page 14 / 35

15 Election Results Current situation in the Parliament Government Opposition 53 % FDP; 93 SPD; % CDU/CSU; 239 DIE LINKE.; 76 BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN; 68 The Not Anti Nuclear Fractions have the majority The Anti Nuclear Fractions are still pretty strong Page 15 / 35

16 Coalition agreement after the Federal Elections in September 2009 Extension of the remaining lifetimes of the nuclear power plants Nuclear Power considered as Bridging technology Safety first Skimming of additional profits No nuclear new builds in Germany Approval and promotion (loan guarantees) of nuclear exports Reversal of the moratorium regarding the exploration of Gorleben salt dome Completion of the exploration International Peer Review Group Further research regarding competence preservation and safety Page 16 / 35

17 Utilities & preparation for Lifetime Extension Examples of Modernization projects Unterweser Reactor protection, control and limitation system, NFMS, N16 Emsland Reactor control system, Process computer Brunsbüttel Brokdorf Turbine protection Reactor controls Krümmel Turbine regulation Grohnde Excore NFMS Biblis B Safety I&C & Safety-related HVAC Philippsburg 1 Residual Heat Removal System (EKU); Reactor Control and Incore Monitoring (LKU, VENO); Auxiliary Power Supply (SPAKO) Philippsburg 2 READIG Grafenrheinfeld Reactor controls, Incore calculations Isar 1 Reactor protection system (TEST) Isar 2 Reactor controls DWR SWR Neckar 1 Electrical Systems, Safety and Operational I&C Gundremmingen I&C and Electrical Systems Page 17 / 35

18 Recently finished Projects Modernization of Reactor Control System Plant Simulator Customer: E.on NPP Brokdorf & Isar Modernization of Reactor Limitation & Control System Incore Monitoring System Plant Computer Customer: EnBW NPP Phillippsburg In Operation since July 2008 In Operation since August 2008 In Operation since August 2008 Page 18 / 35

19 Ongoing Projects Isar 1 Customer: E.on Modernization of: Reactor protection system, Red. 2 Concept phase for improvements of: Accident instrumentation Emergency Control Room Switchgears 24V power supply Batteries 24V and 220V Inverters, Converters Page 19 / 35

20 Changes since May May: Decision about the NPP lifetime will be made within the frame of the overall energy concept Energy concept to be ready in autumn 2010 Before that, no NPP should be shut down Lifetime extensions for 4, 12, 20 and 28 years are checked now Elections in North-Rhine Westphalia on May 09, 2010 CDU/ CSU/ FDP lost their majority in the Upper House of German Parliament (Bundesrat) Now: Life time extension may require Bundesrat approval Different opinions even within Government (e.g. environmental minister Roettgen) SPD wants the constitutional court to decide Minister of economics wants to clarify Life time extension within next 2 months Page 20 / 35

21 Current situation in North-Rhine Westphalia Voter turnout was at 59%, a decrease of 4% over the previous election in Summary of the 9 May 2010 election results for the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia Party Vote % (change) Seats (change) Seat % Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 34.6% (-10.3%) 67 (-22) 35.44% Social Democratic Party (SPD) 34.5% (-2.6%) 67 (-7) 35.44% Alliance '90/The Greens (Die Grünen) 12.1% (+5.9%) 23 (+11) 12.1% Free Democratic Party (FDP) 6.7% (+0.6%) 13 (+1) 6.8% Die Linke (previously PDS and WASG) 5.6% (+2.5%) 11 (+11) 5.82% Pirate Party 1.5% (+1.5%) - Pro NRW 1.4% (+1.4%) - All Others 3.6% - - Totals 100.0% 181 (-6) 100.0% Page 21 / 35

22 Agenda Introduction Germany after elections GmbH - News Page 22 / 35

23 Germany Locations, Main Activities and Employees Lingen, Fuel assembly (FA) manufacturing Duisburg, Tube manufacturing Karlstein FA components Karlstein Service Center Technical Center intelligendt ANF GmbH, intelligendt Offenbach, P&E BWR, I&C, Services Erlangen P&E PWR, I&C, Services, Fuel sales & engineering Technical Center, intelligendt Location Employees Lingen 363 Duisburg 163 Offenbach 853 Karlstein 322 Erlangen 3498 Total (*) 5199 ( * ) Status December 2009 Page 23 / 35

24 Workforce expansion in Germany Employees GmbH more capacity planned Workforce Page 24 / 35

25 Erlangen - Strong expansion of office capacities, laboratories and factories MOVE 2 Bachgraben Reasons: Move plus personnel growth 4 stories with a total of work places Completion until July 2010 Page 25 / 35

26 Forum I&C and Electrical Systems Forum I&C and Electrical Systems New Test Center Eltersdorf Platform and conference center for customers Close to TELEPERM XS Integration Center Integration Center Erlangen Approximately m² Integration Center Eltersdorf Approximately m² Page 26 / 35

27 New PWR Test Facility in Karlstein Integral Test Facility simulating a 1300MW PWR 4-loop configuration, elevations 1:1, diameters 1:12 Thermal hydraulic system behaviour under accident situations Efficiency of countermeasures Database for code validation Demonstration of safety margins Training of NPP personnel Solving of safety issues International OECD project with 15 countries Contribution: 50% Germany (utilities, BMWi/GRS, ) 50% OECD countries Page 27 / 35

28 New Integral Teststand Karlstein (INKA) for BWR KERENA TM Page 28 / 35

29 Thank you for your Attention Page 29 / 35

30 Any reproduction, alteration or transmission of this document or its content to any third party or its publication, in whole or in part, are specifically prohibited, unless has provided its prior written consent. This document and any information it contains shall not be used for any other purpose than the one for which they were provided. Legal action may be taken against any infringer and/or any person breaching the aforementioned obligations. Page 30 / 35

31 Germany after Federal Elections Günter Niedzballa - Director Marketing & Sales, Central & Eastern Europe June 9-11, 2010 Varna, Bulgaria

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