Solar energy now overlaps in cost with nuclear fuel alone for "cheap" modular reactors
Solar energy now overlaps in cost with nuclear fuel alone for "cheap" modular reactors
energy-utilities.com
Masdar awarded bid to construct and operate 1,800MW Phase 6 of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Uranium is $128.30/kg
After enrichment, conversion and fabrication that's $3400/kg for 4.95% fuel.
At 36-45MWd/kg and a net thermal efficiency of 25% or $12.5/MWh up front.
With a 90 month lead time (72 month fuel cycle and 18 months inventory) at 3% this is $16.2/MWh