Economic goals for the ALWR and sensitivity to cost parameters
Conference
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)
OSTI ID:5656273
The development of top-tier economic goals for the advanced light water reactor (ALWR) and the sensitivity of the result to variation in technology cost parameters are described. The ALWR program represents two parallel and well-coordinated development efforts conducted by the US Department of Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The purpose of the joint program is to develop the design specifications for the future ALWRs to be commercially offered in the United States during the 1990s and to obtain US Nuclear Regulatory Commission design certification for proposed plant designs that fall under the overall guidelines of the program. Two plant types are considered: the evolutionary ALWR, which is a 1300-MW(electric) extension of the current best light water reactor (LWR) offerings, and the passive safety ALWR. The passive safety ALWR represents a more innovative approach to the LWR design at the 600-MW(electric) size range, which offers a greater potential for plant cost reduction through equipment elimination and simplification.
- OSTI ID:
- 5656273
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-881011--
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Journal Volume: 57
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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