Is the Era of Nuclear Power Coming to an End in the US?

[kristopher]

19. No, all in capital costs are likely to be about 22 cents/kwh

The total breakdown is
“MOST LIKELY” SCENARIO
Projected Total Generation Cost/kWh of New Nuclear Power
(In Nominal Dollars in Projected 2018 First Year of Full Operation)
COST COMPONENT $/KWH
CAPITAL COST ...... ....... ........ ........$0.22
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE W/O FUEL $0.01
PROPERTY TAXES . ...... ....... .......... ..$0.02
DECOMMISSIONING & WASTE COSTS .. $0.02
RESERVE FUEL CYCLE COSTS ........ .... $0.03
TOTAL DOLLARS/KWH..... ...... .......... $0.30

Severance pg 28

Discussion of capital costs in earlier in the paper and is summarized on page 18:
“All-In” Cost Estimate for New Nuclear Power Cost to Build (“Most Likely” Case)
As noted previously, an “Overnight” cost estimate is not intended to be an indication of total costs to build a nuclear plant. Since construction takes place over a long period, annual cost escalations and the Cost of Capital each become major components of the total capital costs:
“Overnight” Cost Estimate (in 2007 Dollars): $ 4,070/KW
Construction Cost Escalations $ 3,370/KW
Cost of Capital Used During Construction: $ 3,114/KW
Total Estimated “All In” Capital Costs: $10,553/KW

http://climateprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nuclear-costs-2009.pdf