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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry Forum => Topic started by: funboy on October 04, 2006, 10:15:23 PM

Title: Cost of a nuclear reactor
Post by: funboy on October 04, 2006, 10:15:23 PM

I have an essay to write, I have gathered all other information but am having a hard time finding the cost of a nuclear faciliity start up.  I was able to find the US $$ 1 kg of U3O8 but have no idea what it will cost for building a nuclear facility.

The more I read about nuclear energy, the less I favor it.

If everyone knew that plutonium (sp?) remians at harmfull radiation levels for 250,000 years its hard to concieve that we even use nuclear energy.

Thanks guys

Title: Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
Post by: mike on October 04, 2006, 10:34:24 PM

My guess would be somewhere in the region of $3.5billion AUD or $2.8billion USD

Title: Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
Post by: funboy on October 04, 2006, 11:44:44 PM

I was hoping someone would have a link to a news article or something rather than an arbitrary number that I cant back up. 

Title: Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
Post by: mike on October 04, 2006, 11:53:43 PM

umm ok ::)

Me + google + 5 seconds =

http://www.neis.org/literature/Brochures/npfacts.htm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/11/30/do3007.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/11/30/ixhome.html

 :-\

Title: Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
Post by: Mitch on October 05, 2006, 12:18:56 AM

The point is to fission the Plutonium to generate energy.

Title: Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
Post by: Donaldson Tan on October 05, 2006, 12:31:12 PM

http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=3068.0

Title: Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
Post by: Donaldson Tan on October 20, 2006, 09:04:15 AM

This should help: http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060417/full/440984a.html