Effect of scale on capital costs of nuclear fuel reprocessing

Barry B. Spencer; Guillermo D. Del Cul; Emory D. Collins

Effect of scale on capital costs of nuclear fuel reprocessing

Barry B. Spencer, Guillermo D. Del Cul, Emory D. Collins

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The optimum size for a light water reactor spent fuel reprocessing plant, based on aqueous PUREX technologies, is one having a throughput of ∼7000 MTHM/yr. The unit installed cost of such a plant is $1034/kg- $2131/kg (in 2002 $). However, the unit installed cost of a plant with a throughput capacity of 2000 MTHM/yr is only ∼60% higher. For plant sizes less than 1000 MTHM/yr and greater than 10000 MTHM/yr, the unit installed costs vary dramatically with changes in plant capacity. Dual-line plants are about 50% more costly than single-line plants. Associated waste processing facilities are about 30% of the cost of a single-line reprocessing plant. The capital cost of a dual-line reprocessing plant with waste treatment systems for dispositioning spent LWR fuel at the rate of 2000 MTHM/yr has been estimated at ∼$6.0B-$12.2B.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global 2003
Subtitle of host publication	Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy
Pages	2255-2259
Number of pages	5
State	Published - 2003
Event	Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: Nov 16 2003 → Nov 20 2003

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Conference	Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans, LA
Period	11/16/03 → 11/20/03

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Spencer, BB, Del Cul, GD & Collins, ED 2003, Effect of scale on capital costs of nuclear fuel reprocessing. in Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy. Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy, pp. 2255-2259, Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy, New Orleans, LA, United States, 11/16/03.

Effect of scale on capital costs of nuclear fuel reprocessing. / Spencer, Barry B.; Del Cul, Guillermo D.; Collins, Emory D.
Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy. 2003. p. 2255-2259 (Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy).

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