Download or read book Second Cost Analysis of Light Water Reactor Power Plants written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Second Cost Analysis of Light Water Reactor Power Plants written by W. E. Mooz and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A statistical analysis of light water reactor power plant capital costs that uses a database that is larger and of higher quality than that used in a previous study. The data span six years, and include virtually all U.S. LWR power plants presently in commercial operation. During this period average capital costs increased at the rate of about $140/kWe (1978 dollars) per year, and average construction time increased at the rate of about four months per year. Significant economies of scale, either in construction time or capital cost, were not detected. Other findings were that plants built in the Northeast continued to show higher average costs than those in the rest of the country, the experience of the architect-engineer is a factor in reducing costs, and the costs of plants with cooling towers could not be distinguished from those without.

Download or read book Cost Analysis of Light Water Reactor Power Plants written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cost Analysis of Light Water Reactor Power Plants written by W. E. Mooz and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Optimization and Cost Analysis of Light Water Moderated Reactors for Process Heat written by Lawrence Morton Grossman and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advanced Indirect Cycle Water Reactor Studies for Maritime Applications Cost analysis and future development written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Comparison of the Capital Costs of Light Water Reactor and Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Powerplants written by W. E. Mooz and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trends in the Cost of Light Water Reactor Power Plants for Utilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Comparison of the Capital Costs of Light Water Reactor and Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Power Plants written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent studies by Atomics International, General Electric, and Westinghouse yielded capital cost estimates for a fifth of a kind LMFBR. After adjusting these estimates for plant size and converting them to 1978 dollars, they ranged from $1043 to $1495 per kWe, excluding interest during construction (IDC). These cost estimates were compared in this study with a LWR estimated by GE to cost $900 per kWe, also excluding IDC. Projecting these costs far into the future entails great uncertainty. The principal factors that affect future capital cost ratios between the LMFBR and the LWR are: the initial cost ratio that is assumed for the 1977 design plants; assumptions about changes in scope resulting from the social, political, and regulatory climate; and differential construction times for the two types of plant. The cost ratios are relatively unaffected by the LMFBR deployment schedule and cost learning effects, differential scaling effects, and the LMFBR introduction date.

Download or read book Reduction of Capital Costs of Nuclear Power Plants written by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and published by OECD. This book was released on 2000 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The competitiveness of nuclear power plants depends largely on their capital costs that represent some 60 per cent of their total generation costs. Reviewing and analysing ways and means to reduce capital costs of nuclear power plants are essential to enhance the economic viability of the nuclear option. The report is based upon cost information and data provided by experts from NEA Member countries. It investigates the efficiency of alternative methods for reducing capital costs of nuclear units. It will provide stakeholders from the industry and governmental agencies with relevant elements in support of policy making.

Download or read book The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power written by Reinhard Haas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book discusses the eroding economics of nuclear power for electricity generation as well as technical, legal, and political acceptance issues. The use of nuclear power for electricity generation is still a heavily disputed issue. Aside from technical risks, safety issues, and the unsolved problem of nuclear waste disposal, the economic performance is currently a major barrier. In recent years, the costs have skyrocketed especially in the European countries and North America. At the same time, the costs of alternatives such as photovoltaics and wind power have significantly decreased. Contents History and Current Status of the World Nuclear Industry The Dramatic Decrease of the Economics of Nuclear Power Nuclear Policy in the EU The Legacy of Csernobyl and Fukushima Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants Alternatives: Heading Towards Sustainable Electricity Systems Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of political, economic and technical sciences Energy (policy) experts, nuclear energy experts and practitioners, economists, engineers, consultants, civil society organizations The Editors Prof. Dr. Reinhard Haas is University Professor of energy economics at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electric Drives at Technische Universität Wien, Austria. PD Dr. Lutz Mez is Associate Professor at the Department for Political and Social Sciences of Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. PD Dr. Amela Ajanovic is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives at Technische Universität Wien, Austria.--

Download or read book Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program aims to develop and deploy technologies that will make the existing U.S. nuclear fleet more efficient and competitive. The program has developed a standard methodology for determining the impact of new technologies in order to assist nuclear power plant (NPP) operators in building sound business cases. The Advanced Instrumentation, Information, and Control (II&C) Systems Technologies Pathway is part of the DOE’s Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program. It conducts targeted research and development (R&D) to address aging and reliability concerns with the legacy instrumentation and control and related information systems of the U.S. operating light water reactor (LWR) fleet. This work involves two major goals: (1) to ensure that legacy analog II&C systems are not life-limiting issues for the LWR fleet and (2) to implement digital II&C technology in a manner that enables broad innovation and business improvement in the NPP operating model. Resolving long-term operational concerns with the II&C systems contributes to the long-term sustainability of the LWR fleet, which is vital to the nation’s energy and environmental security. The II&C Pathway is conducting a series of pilot projects that enable the development and deployment of new II&C technologies in existing nuclear plants. Through the LWRS program, individual utilities and plants are able to participate in these projects or otherwise leverage the results of projects conducted at demonstration plants. Performance advantages of the new pilot project technologies are widely acknowledged, but it has proven difficult for utilities to derive business cases for justifying investment in these new capabilities. Lack of a business case is often cited by utilities as a barrier to pursuing wide-scale application of digital technologies to nuclear plant work activities. The decision to move forward with funding usually hinges on demonstrating actual cost reductions that can be credited to budgets and thereby truly reduce O&M or capital costs. Technology enhancements, while enhancing work methods and making work more efficient, often fail to eliminate workload such that it changes overall staffing and material cost requirements. It is critical to demonstrate cost reductions or impacts on non-cost performance objectives in order for the business case to justify investment by nuclear operators. The Business Case Methodology (BCM) addresses the ?benefit? side of the analysis—as opposed to the cost side—and how the organization evaluates discretionary projects (net present value (NPV), accounting effects of taxes, discount rates, et cetera). The cost and analysis side is not particularly difficult for the organization and can usually be determined with a fair amount of precision (not withstanding implementation project cost overruns). It is in determining the "benefits" side of the analysis that utilities have more difficulty in technology projects and that is the focus of this methodology.

Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-02 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Projected costs of electricity from nuclear and coal fired power plants written by Andrew W. Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Power Plant Cost Escalation written by Charles Komanoff and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.

Download or read book Economics of Nuclear Power written by Geoffrey Rothwell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a unique introduction to the economic costs of nuclear power. It examines the future of the nuclear power industry and unpacks the complicated relationships between its technical, economic and political variables. It does so by modelling the costs, risks and uncertainties of one of the world’s most opaque industries using micro-econometrics, econometrics, and cost engineering. Economics of Nuclear Power examines the very important costs of externalities (storing of nuclear waste and the impact of a Chernobyl or Fukushima event) and compares those to the externalities of alternative carbon based energies (oil, coal, natural gas). With over 100 tables and figures this book details nuclear power production around the world - present and planned, providing a completely global focus. It also includes an overview of the past 70 years of international nuclear power developments. This book is essential reading for students, scholars and professionals interested in energy economics, nuclear engineering and energy policy.

Download or read book Too Cheap to Meter written by Steven Mark Cohn and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1997-10-02 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses concepts from social theory to explore the history and future of nuclear power in the U.S. and to explore the nature of technological change in the U.S. economy.