Research Article

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

Table 6

Input data for economic assessment of SFR fuel.

CategoryUnitReferenceMinimumMaximum

Uranium$/kgU15053318
Conversion*$/kgU639
Enrichment*$/SWU16584210
Reprocessing cost
 UO2 pyroprocess (reduction/refining)$/kgHM
7813731,866
 SFR metal fuel pyroprocess$/kgHM2,0001,0002,500
Fabrication cost
 UO2 fuel*$/kgHM256206307
 SFR metal fuel$/kgHM3,0001,0004,000
Storage cost*
 UO2 S/F dry storage$/kgHM18078392
 UO2 pyroprocess, HLW dry storage$/m3120,00080,000200,000
 SFR pyroprocess, HLW dry storage$/m3120,00080,000200,000
Disposal cost
 LILW (long lived)*$/m36,0004,0008,000
 Packing (PWR SF)*$/kgHM350250500
 HLW (underground cost)$/m31,2006002,000

OECD/NEA, advanced nuclear fuel cycles and radioactive waste management, 2006 [7].