Economic Analysis of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="293467.fig.001a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/293467/figures/293467.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>once-through (OT) cycle</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="293467.fig.001b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/293467/figures/293467.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>dUPIC recycling</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="293467.fig.001c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/293467/figures/293467.fig.001c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>PWR-MOX recycling</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="293467.fig.001d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/293467/figures/293467.fig.001d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>Pyro-SFR recycling</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Main components in the nuclear fuel cycles.</table>

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

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Figure 1: Economic Analysis of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options 