Comparison of Small Modular Reactor and Large Nuclear Reactor Fuel Cost

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

RIV/68407700:21220/14:00227220 - isvavai.cz

Výsledek na webu

http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/epe.2014.65009

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

10.4236/epe.2014.65009

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Comparison of Small Modular Reactor and Large Nuclear Reactor Fuel Cost

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Small modular reactors (SMRs) offer simple, standardized, and safe modular designs for new nuc- lear reactor construction. They are factory built, requiring smaller initial capital investment and facilitating shorter construction times. SMRs also promisecompetitive economy when compared with the current reactor fleet. Construction cost of a majority of the projects, which are mostly in their design stages, is not publicly available, but variable costs can be determined from fuel enrichment, average burn-up, and plant thermal efficiency, which are public parameters for many near-term SMR projects. The fuel cost of electricity generation for selected SMRs and large reac- tors is simulated, including calculation of optimal tails assay in the uranium enrichment process. The results are compared between one another and with current generation large reactor designs providing a rough comparison of the long-term economics of a new nuclear reactor project. SMRs are predicted to have higher fue

Název v anglickém jazyce

Comparison of Small Modular Reactor and Large Nuclear Reactor Fuel Cost

Popis výsledku anglicky

Small modular reactors (SMRs) offer simple, standardized, and safe modular designs for new nuc- lear reactor construction. They are factory built, requiring smaller initial capital investment and facilitating shorter construction times. SMRs also promisecompetitive economy when compared with the current reactor fleet. Construction cost of a majority of the projects, which are mostly in their design stages, is not publicly available, but variable costs can be determined from fuel enrichment, average burn-up, and plant thermal efficiency, which are public parameters for many near-term SMR projects. The fuel cost of electricity generation for selected SMRs and large reac- tors is simulated, including calculation of optimal tails assay in the uranium enrichment process. The results are compared between one another and with current generation large reactor designs providing a rough comparison of the long-term economics of a new nuclear reactor project. SMRs are predicted to have higher fue

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

JF - Jaderná energetika

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

TE01020455: Centrum pokročilých jaderných technologií (CANUT)

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Energy and Power Engineering

ISSN

1947-3818

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

6

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

82-94

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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