Notes
We are treating uranium, uranium processing, uranium storage and uranium disposal as a separate costs included in uranium fuel costs.
Category | Nuclear Power | |
Source | 2050 working assumption | |
Capital cost | £m(2010) 2478-4548/GWpeak | 2478–4548£(2010)/kw |
Operating cost | £(2010) 120-13/KWpeak | 13–120£(2010)/kw |
Year for which cost is valid | 2010 | 2010 |
Typical size | 3 GW | |
Typical average output | 54% | |
Typical efficiency | 36% | |
Typical life | 60 years |
We are treating uranium, uranium processing, uranium storage and uranium disposal as a separate costs included in uranium fuel costs.