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Table 2
Fuel cycle costs from table S-1 in 2017 cost basis report [3].
| Component | CBR module | Units | 2017$ | 2020$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Uranium Mining and Milling | A1 | $/kgU | 86 | 89.44 |
| Conversion Process | B | $/kgU | 13 | 13.52 |
| Enrichment | C1 | $/kg-SWU | 125 | 130 |
| LEU Fuel Fabrication (PWR UO2) | D1-1 | $/kgHM | 400 | 416 |
| LEU Fuel Fabrication (BWR UO2) | D1-1 | $/kgHM | 400 | 416 |
| Remote handled fuel fabrication from reprocessed material | D2/F2 | $/kgHM | 1400 | 1456 |
| COEX Total Aqueous reprocessing of UOX fuel | F1 | $/kgHM | 1562 | 1624.48 |
| Electrochemical and remote handling fuel recycle | D2/F2 | $/kgHM | 1200 | 1248 |
| Co-located storage of reprocessed transuranic fuel material | E3-1B | $/kgTRU | 950 | 988 |
| LWR Construction | R1 | $/kWe | 4400 | 4576 |
| LWR O&M Fixed Component | R1 | $/kWe-yr | 73 | 75.92 |
| LWR O&M Variable Component | R1 | $/kWh | 0.0018 | 0.001872 |
| Fast Reactor Construction | R2 | $/kWe | 4100 | 4264 |
| Fast Reactor O&M Fixed Component | R2 | $/kWe-yr | 76 | 79.04 |
| Fast Reactor O&M Variable Component | R2 | $/kWh | 0.0022 | 0.002288 |
| Aqueous reprocessing derived HLW conditioning, storage, and packaging | G1-1A | $/kg | 5700 | 5928 |
| Electrochemical reprocessing derived HLW conditioning, storage, and packaging | G1-2A | $/kg | 17214 | 17902.56 |
| Spent fuel conditioning, storage, and packaging | G2 | $/kg | 135 | 140.4 |
| Geological Repository for spent fuel | L1 | $/kg | 600 | 624 |
| Geological Repository for HLW | L1 | $/kg | 6000 | 6240 |
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