Economic Viability
Economic Viability
How much it costs:
Architecting and Lisccencing = 5%
Porcurment and Construction management = 7%
“The MsdfsdsIT Future of Nuclear Study in 2003, increased the estimated prices of new nuclear plants to $2,000/kW, not including financing costs.”
104 Official Nuclear Plants in the US
Most recent in Washington: South from us
Requirements: The main requirement for nuclear plants is water, fresh, freshwater. Water is critical because it is used to moderate a chain reaction, and preventing a meltdown by cooling the fuel elements.
How much it costs:
Architecting and Lisccencing = 5%
Porcurment and Construction management = 7%
Construction works:
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Nuclear island
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28%
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Conventional island
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15%
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Balance of plant
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18%
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Site development
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20%
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Transportation
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2%
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Commissioning
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5%
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Total
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100%
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Equipment
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The nuclear steam supply system
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12%
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Electrical and generating equipment
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12%
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equipment
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16%
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Instrumentation / control system (including software)
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8%
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Construction materials
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12%
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Labor onsite
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25%
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Project management
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10%
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Other services
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2%
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First fuel
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3%
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Total
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100%
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In total, the EPC cost would be about 3.8 billion, while the owner cost would go to over half a billion, and the Financing cost costing 1.7 billion. In total, you could use about 14 billion to build one nuclear power plant.
Statistics
Nuclear energy accounts for a total of 20% of US energy.
104 Official Nuclear Plants in the US
Most recent in Washington: South from us
Requirements: The main requirement for nuclear plants is water, fresh, freshwater. Water is critical because it is used to moderate a chain reaction, and preventing a meltdown by cooling the fuel elements.
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