Research Article
Dynamic Analysis of a Pyroprocessing Coupled SFR Fuel Recycling
Table 3
Unit costs for nuclear fuel cycle steps.
| | | | Unit | Unit cost |
| | Overnight cost | PWR | | $/kWe | 4244 | | SFR | | $/kWe | 5092 |
| | O&M cost charge rate | | 4.00% |
| | Nuclear fuel cycle | Uranium | $/kgU | 172 | | Conversion | $/kgU | 12 | | Enrichment | $/SWU | 155 | | Fabrication | UO2 fuel | $/kgHM | 269 | | Reprocessing | PWR SF pyro. | $/kgHM | 1194 | | Pyro. and fab. | Pyro. and SFR metal fuel fab. | $/kgHM | 5599 | | Long-term stro. | Depleted U | $/kgHM | 5 | | Reprocessed U | $/kgHM | 3 | | Tran. and sto. | SF_UO2 | $/kgHM | 156 | | Decay storage | $/kgIHM | 17473 | | HLW | $/m3 | 114698 | | Packaging | SF_UO2 | $/kgHM | 35 | | HLW from pyro. | $/m3 | 35485 | | Underground cost | $/m3 | 213 |
| | Decommissioning charge rate | | 15.00% |
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*SWU stands for separative work unit.
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