COMPETITIVE NUCLEAR POWER FOR CANADA
Journal Article
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· Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication
OSTI ID:4135545
A comparison is given of the expected cost of power in Ontario from nuclear and conventional plants. Coal at ton contributes about 3 mills/kwh to the cost of conventional power. The estimate for nuclear fuel for a 200 Mw(e) reactor of the CANDU type is 1.1 mills/kwh, falling almost immediately to 0.9 mill/kwh. When the fuel is standardized so that automatic fabrication becomes possible, the fueling costs could perhaps be brought to 0.6 mill/kwh even during the lifetime of the first CANDU reactor. With the estimated total capital cost of 7/kw(e) for the large conventional plant the total capital cost for the nuclear plant can be 7/kw(e). These expectations presume no advances in technology such as the production of new alloys, or operating at higher fuel ratings than at present. The bases for the cost predictions for the nuclear and conventional power plants are discussed. (B.O.G.)
- Research Organization:
- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-026487
- OSTI ID:
- 4135545
- Journal Information:
- Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication, Journal Name: Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication Vol. Vol: 18, No. 10; ISSN NUCLA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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