Published June 1988 | Version v1
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The economics of building fast reactors

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The present major drawback to the fast reactor is its initial capital cost. The first commercial scale FBR, Superphenix 1, cost around 2.5 times more per installed kW than comparable PWRs in France but, if several FBRs were built in a batch, the capital cost could possibly be reduced. The European Commission decided, therefore, to study this effect, and concluded that the gap between the cost of building an FBR and a PWR could be substantially narrowed. (author)

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Journal Title
Atom (London)
Journal Issue
no.380
Series
Atom (London).
ISSN
0004-7015
CODEN
ATMMA

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
19078808
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ECONOMICS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EVALUATION; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS