Economic Viability of Metallic Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Fuel in Korea

Table 4

Investment costs of SFR fuel cycle facilities.

Capital cost	Estimated cost; (kUSD)	Ratio; (%)
Direct cost
Site preparation	9,445
Process systems	199,194
Main processing building	238,668
Site support facilities	15,266
Sub total	462,573	50
Indirect cost
Conceptual/final design (14%)	64,760
Licenses (7%)	32,380
General and administrative costs (5%)	23,129
Engineering and construction; management (10%)	46,257
Startup and testing (20%)	92,515
Initial training (3%)	13,877
Subtotal	272,918	30
Contingency (25%)	183,873	20
Total	919,364	100