The World Market for Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for non-irradiated fuel elements and cartridges for nuclear reactors. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for non-irradiated fuel elements and cartridges for nuclear reactors for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying non-irradiated fuel elements and cartridges for nuclear reactors? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of non-irradiated fuel elements and cartridges for nuclear reactors vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of non-irradiated fuel elements and cartridges for nuclear reactors? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 7 1.1 Our Approach 7 2 THE WORLD MARKET 11 2.1 Exports 11 2.1.1 The World Market: Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors Export Supplies in 2016 11 2.2 Imports 13 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors in 2016 13 3 EXPORTS 17 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors 17 3.1.1 Executive Summary 17 3.1.2 South Africa 18 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors 19 3.2.1 Executive Summary 19 3.2.2 China 21 3.2.3 Japan 22 3.2.4 Singapore 22 3.2.5 South Korea 22 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors 23 3.3.1 Executive Summary 23 3.3.2 Belgium 26 3.3.3 Bulgaria 27 3.3.4 Croatia 27 3.3.5 Czech Republic 27 3.3.6 France 28 3.3.7 Germany 28 3.3.8 Hungary 28 3.3.9 Poland 29 3.3.10 Russia 29 3.3.11 Spain 29 3.3.12 Sweden 30 3.3.13 the Netherlands 30 3.4 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors 30 3.4.1 Executive Summary 30 3.4.2 Canada 33 3.4.3 the United States 34 3.5 Oceana: Export Supplies of Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors 34 3.5.1 Executive Summary 34 3.5.2 Australia 35 4 IMPORTS 36 4.1 Africa: Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors Imports in 2016 36 4.1.1 Executive Summary 36 4.1.2 Ghana 38 4.1.3 Namibia 39 4.1.4 South Africa 39 4.1.5 Sudan 39 4.1.6 Zimbabwe 40 4.2 Asia: Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors Imports in 2016 40 4.2.1 Executive Summary 40 4.2.2 China 44 4.2.3 Indonesia 44 4.2.4 Japan 44 4.2.5 Malaysia 45 4.2.6 Papua New Guinea 45 4.2.7 Philippines 45 4.2.8 Taiwan 46 4.3 Europe: Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors Imports in 2016 46 4.3.1 Executive Summary 46 4.3.2 Belgium 49 4.3.3 Croatia 50 4.3.4 Czech Republic 50 4.3.5 Finland 50 4.3.6 France 51 4.3.7 Germany 51 4.3.8 Hungary 51 4.3.9 Russia 52 4.3.10 Slovakia 52 4.3.11 Spain 52 4.3.12 Sweden 53 4.3.13 Ukraine 53 4.4 Latin America: Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors Imports in 2016 53 4.4.1 Executive Summary 53 4.4.2 Brazil 56 4.4.3 Mexico 56 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors Imports in 2016 56 4.5.1 Executive Summary 56 4.5.2 Canada 59 4.5.3 the United States 60 4.6 the Middle East: Non-Irradiated Fuel Elements and Cartridges for Nuclear Reactors Imports in 2016 60 4.6.1 Executive Summary 60 4.6.2 Armenia 61 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 62 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 62 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 63