Historical construction costs of global nuclear power reactors

Lovering, Jessica R.; Yip, Arthur; Nordhaus, Ted

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.01.011

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“…The Japanese frequently sited four or more reactors at one site, while in the US typically only one or two (and no more than three) reactors were built at the same site. The country level overnight cost data compiled by Lovering et al [83] indicates that specific reactor costs in countries that have frequently built reactors in pairs, or larger sets at the same site, such as France and South Korea, tend to be lower than in countries that have mostly built single reactors at one site, such as the USA and Germany.…”

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“…Over the decades, the design of nuclear reactors has seen continuous change, as manufacturers have attempted to increase economic performance or-often in response to new government regulations-safety levels [27]. According to country level overnight construction cost data from Lovering et al [83], countries that emphasised reactor design standardisation, such as France and South Korea, experienced less pronounced cost increases or even cost decreases over time. See also Section 2.4.1 on the effects of regulations.…”

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A Review of Factors Influencing the Cost Development of Electricity Generation Technologies

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2016

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This article reviews the literature on the past cost dynamics of various renewable, fossil fuel and nuclear electricity generation technologies. It identifies 10 different factors which have played key roles in influencing past cost developments according to the literature. These 10 factors are: deployment-induced learning, research, development and demonstration (RD&D)-induced learning, knowledge spillovers from other technologies, upsizing, economies of manufacturing scale, economies of project scale, changes in material and labour costs, changes in fuel costs, regulatory changes, and limits to the availability of suitable sites. The article summarises the relevant literature findings for each of these 10 factors and provides an overview indicating which factors have impacted on which generation technologies. The article also discusses the insights gained from the review for a better understanding of possible future cost developments of electricity generation technologies. Finally, future research needs, which may support a better understanding of past and future cost developments, are identified.

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2016

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“…In the April 2016 issue of Energy Policy, Lovering et al (2016) present data on the overnight costs of 58% of the nuclear reactors built worldwide. In that article, the authors purport to show that using this larger data set yields different and more accurate results than analyses that focus on individual countries, explicitly citing Koomey and Hultman (2007) for the United States and Grubler (2010) for France as examples of country-level treatments.…”

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Abstract: Lovering et al (2016) present data on the overnight costs of more than half of nuclear reactors built worldwide since the beginning of the nuclear age. The authors claim that this consolidated data set offers more accurate insights than previous country-level assessments.

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A reply to “Historical construction costs of global nuclear power reactors”

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Lovering et al. (2016) present data on the overnight costs of more than half of nuclear reactors built worldwide since the beginning of the nuclear age. The authors claim that this consolidated data set offers more accurate insights than previous country-level assessments. Unfortunately, the authors make analytical choices that mask nuclear power's real construction costs, cherry pick data, and include misleading data on early experimental and demonstration reactors. For those reasons, serious students of such issues should look elsewhere for guidance about understanding the true costs of nuclear power plants. HIGHLIGHTS FROM A REPLY TO "HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS"• Lovering et al. (2016) claim to accurately assess nuclear plant costs over time.• The authors err by relying on overnight costs, which exclude interest.• The authors cherry pick data (e.g, ignoring problems with French nuclear data).• The article's cherry picked data don't even support the article's own conclusions.• Lovering et al. is not a reliable source for costs of nuclear power. Resubmitted to Energy Policy after addressing reviewers' comments Lovering et al. (2016) present data on the overnight costs of more than half of nuclear reactors built worldwide since the beginning of the nuclear age. The authors claim that this consolidated data set offers more accurate insights than previous country-level assessments. Unfortunately, the authors make analytical choices that mask nuclear power's real construction costs, cherry pick data, and include misleading data on early experimental and demonstration reactors. For those reasons, serious students of such issues should look elsewhere for guidance about understanding the true costs of nuclear power. ABSTRACT

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“…Es particularmente controvertido el intento de recalcular los costos acumulados de la energía nuclear a lo largo del tiempo -dosas, como "no hay una tendencia inherente en el aumento de los costos de la energía nuclear" y los costos de reactores nucleares "incrementan antes de caer", que el Instituto ofrece como consejos para legisladores para justificar la construcción de nuevos reactores en lugar de alejarse de la energía nuclear (Lovering, Yip y Nordhaus, 2016).…”

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2017

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Cuando Paul J. Crutzen y Eugene F. Stoermer propusieron en 2000 un nuevo tiempo geológico, el Antropoceno, difícilmente previeron la doble connotación del término. Pocos años después, la comunidad geológica comenzó a investigar las evidencias científicas y estableció el Grupo de Trabajo del Antropoceno, que ha examinado posibles marcadores y periodizaciones de la nueva época. Investigadores de otras disciplinas identifican al Antropoceno como concepto cultural. Antropólogos e historiadores, sociólogos y politólogos, filósofos y teólogos, y representantes de otras comunidades académicashan intentado dar sentido a la época de los seres humanos a partir de sus respectivas miradas. Los medios de comunicación también han desarrollado interés en las ramificaciones culturales más amplias del concepto. Este artículo arroja luz sobre el debate acerca del Antropoceno y analiza su trayectoria dual como término geológico y cultural.

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Historical construction costs of global nuclear power reactors

Cited by 214 publications

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A Review of Factors Influencing the Cost Development of Electricity Generation Technologies

A Review of Factors Influencing the Cost Development of Electricity Generation Technologies

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