The Nuclear option for U. S. electrical generating capacity additions utilizing boiling water reactor technology

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/60.222724· OSTI ID:5899748

Garrity, T F ^[1]; Wilkins, D R ^[2]

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1. GE Industrial and Power Systems, Schenectady, NY (United States). Power Systems Engineering Dept.
2. GE Industrial and Power Systems, San Jose, CA (United States). Nuclear Services and Projects Dept.

The technology status of the Advanced Boiling Water (ABWR) and Simplified Boiling Water (SBWR) reactors are presented along with an analysis of the economic potential of advanced nuclear power generation systems based on BWR technology to meet the projected domestic electrical generating capacity need through 2005. The forecasted capacity needs are determined for each domestic North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) region. Extensive data sets detailing each NERC region's specific generation and load characteristics, and capital and fuel cost parameters are utilized in the economic analysis of the optimal generation additions to meet this need by use of an expansion planning model. In addition to a reference case, several sensitivity cases are performed with regard to capital costs and fuel price escalation.

• OSTI ID: 5899748
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 8:2; ISSN 0885-8969
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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