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Table 8
SPP (PWR 2748 MWth → 1000 MWe): electricity cost.
| Reference core thermal power (MWth) | 2748 |
| Reference electric power generation capacity (MWe) | 1000 |
| Specific construction cost ($ per installed kWe (electric power)) | 4101.51a |
| Specific fuel cost ($ per produced MWeh (electric power)) | 9.33a |
| Specific O&M cost ($ per produced MWeh (electric power)) | 14.74a |
| Specific decommissioning cost ($ per installed kWe (electric power)) | 820.30b |
| Length of the construction period (years) | 7a |
| Economic lifetime of the plant (years) | 60a |
| Average availability of the plant (%) | 85a |
| Length of the decommissioning period (years) | 5 |
| Discount rate (%) | 5 |
| Cost of electricity (10−2 $ per kWeh) | 5.816 |
| Percentage allocated to construction (%) | 58.15% |
| Percentage allocated to fuel (%) | 16.04% |
| Percentage allocated to O&M (%) | 25.34% |
| Percentage allocated to decommissioning (%) | 0.46% |
a
Values suggested in the OECD' 2010 Projected Costs of Generating Electricity [9, p. 103].
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