A reactor-level analysis of busbar costs for US nuclear plants, 1970–2005 |
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Authors: | Jonathan Koomey Nathan E Hultman |
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Affiliation: | 1. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, USA;2. Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA;3. Program in Science, Technology, and International Affairs, Georgetown University, USA;4. James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization, University of Oxford, UK |
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Abstract: | We present a reactor-by-reactor analysis of historical busbar costs for 99 nuclear reactors in the United States, and compare those costs with recent projections for next-generation US reactors. We argue that cost projections far different from median historical costs require more justification than estimates that lie close to those medians. Our analysis suggests that some recent projections of capital costs, construction duration, and total operations and maintenance costs are quite low—far enough from the historical medians that additional scrutiny may be required to justify using such estimates in current policy discussions and planning. |
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Keywords: | Nuclear power Busbar costs Learning curves |
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