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Exploring the Economics of Nuclear Power
Synergyst, Nov 2007, Pages: 80
The economics of nuclear power is a controversial subject, since multi-billion dollar investments ride on the choice of an energy source. Nuclear power plants typically have high capital costs for building the plant, but low fuel costs. Therefore, comparison with other power generation methods is strongly dependent on assumptions about construction timescales and capital financing for nuclear plants. Cost estimates also need to take into account plant decommissioning and nuclear waste storage costs. On the other hand measures to mitigate global warming, such as a carbon tax or carbon emissions trading, may favor the economics of nuclear power.
Analysis of the economics of nuclear power must take into account who bears the risks from future uncertainties. To date all operating nuclear power plants were developed by state-owned or regulated utility monopolies where many of the risks associated with construction costs, operating performance, fuel price, and other factors were borne by consumers rather than suppliers. Many countries have now liberalized the electricity market where these risks, and the risk of cheaper competitors, are borne by merchant plant suppliers rather than consumers, which can lead to a significantly different evaluation of the economics of new nuclear power plants.
The research report, Exploring the Economics of Nuclear Power, studies the economics of nuclear power – looking at construction costs to fuel costs to capital costs. The analysis if broken up in to an analysis of fixed versus variable costs. O&M costs, decommissioning costs, etc., are all focused on in this report. The report also focuses on how much it costs to develop a new nuclear power plant, along with a country-wise analysis which looks at the new orders for nuclear power plants. Building costs for generation III and IV plants are also described in details in this report. The report concludes with an economical comparison between nuclear power and other renewable such as wind power, biomass, geothermal energy, and more. Major industry players are also analyzed in the report.
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