Research Article

Technical Options and Cost Estimates for Spent Nuclear Fuel Management at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plants

Table 9

Normalized cost categories for SFPI and ISFSI facility options from year 2014 forward to 2020.

ItemSPFIISFSICDSPDFUnits

Investment (fixed)2.0716.95310.75757.10(M USD)
Investment (variable)0.000.171.410.41(M USD/cask)
O&M (first years)0.91.429.436.7(M USD/year)
Loading0.300.300.300.30(M USD/cask)
Transportation0.000.600.720.72(M USD/cask)
Decommissioning15% of investment15% of investment15% of investment260.0(M USD/cask)