Control rods play an important role in the safety system in a nuclear reactor. Their immediate action makes them indispensable in a nuclear reactor. These rods are mainly used to maintain the required state of fission reaction in a nuclear reactor in all the states, such as the subcritical state, critical state, and power changes. They are

also a vital part of an emergency shutdown system (SCRAM).These rods are made up of neutron-absorbing materials that have high absorption cross-section for thermal neutrons. Boron, hafnium, and cadmium are the materials used for these control rods. By absorbing the neutrons, a control rod prevents neutrons from causing further fission reactions.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

PART 03: Research Methodology 22

PART 04: Introduction 25

Key market highlights 25

Nuclear industry: Overview 25

PART 05: Market landscape 32

Market overview 32

Market size and forecast 33

Five forces analysis 35

PART 06: Market segmentation by reactor type 36

Global nuclear control rods market by reactor type 36

Global nuclear control rods market by PWR 37

Global nuclear control rods market by BWR 39

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 41

Global nuclear control rods market by geography 41

Nuclear control rods market in EMEA 42

Nuclear control rods market in Americas 44

Nuclear control rods market in APAC 46

PART 08: Decision framework 48

PART 09: Drivers and challenges 50

Market drivers 51

Impact of drivers on key customer segments 56

Market challenges 57

Impact of challenges on key customer segments 63

PART 10: Market trends 64

Evolution of floating nuclear power plants 64

Steel plate composite construction 64

Increasing focus on R&D activities 65

PART 11: Vendor landscape 67

Competitive landscape 67

Other prominent vendors (indicative list) 67

PART 12: Key vendor analysis 68

AREVA 68

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy 69

ŠKODA JS 70

Veridiam 71

Westinghouse Electric 72

PART 13: Appendix 74

List of abbreviations 74

PART 14: Explore Technavio 75