Published June 2022
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Summary of ARPA-E's 2017 Fusion Costing Study
Description
In 2017, ARPA-E commissioned a costing analysis for four of the fusion energy concepts supported by the ALPHA programme [1]: this capital cost study was performed by Bechtel National's power plant cost team, Woodruff Scientific and Decysive systems, extending prior work in fusion cost estimating. The study was based upon four conceptual designs for a fusion core and present-day standard components for the balance of plant (BOP: heat exchanger, turbines, etc), but did not attempt LCOE calculations (although most of the contemporary thinking on the topic was summarized).
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- ISBN
- 978-92-0-121622-9
- Imprint Title
- Alternative Commercialization Pathways for Fusion Energy Systems. Proceedings of a Workshop
- Imprint Pagination
- 142 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 79-80
- ISSN
- 1011-4289
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--1997
Conference
- Title
- 1. IAEA Workshop on Fusion Enterprises
- Dates
- 13-15 Jun 2018
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 53069832
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CAPITALIZED COST; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; POWER PLANTS; REACTOR DESIGN; TURBINES
- Descriptors DEC
- COST; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; MACHINERY; REACTOR LIFE CYCLE; TURBOMACHINERY
Optional Information
- Notes
- 3 refs., 1 fig.