A dynamic economic model and calculation methods for conventional and nuclear power plant

PLTCST is a dynamic economic analysis code for conventional and nuclear power plant. In the code a dynamic economic model and prediction method are used for calculating and comparing nuclear and coal-fired power generation costs and investment efficiency. Using a year by year revenue requirements' procedure together with leveling over the economic life of the plant, the code calculates base costs, fixed costs, constructed costs, power generation costs and average discounted costs of conventional and nuclear power plant in both constant and nominal dollars. According to rules of Energy Department, the indexes of financial and national economy are also considered. As the nuclear energy application is in the beginning in China, the resources collecting may have various forms, and equipment imported, technique transfer and joint venture are also possible. The code has the ability to deal with these conditions separately. So far, the code has been applied successfully to the investment estimation for Fujian province 2 x 600 MW, Qinshan 2 x 600 MW, Jiangsu province 2 x 450 MW nuclear power plants and Guangdong rare-earth plant, and economic analysis of Shenyang antibiotics plant and so on