Nuclear¤
Introduction¤
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat, which is then used and converted into electricity in nuclear power plants. The given investment cost refers to Pressurized Water Reactors. PWR use two different loops: one loop of light water is used to cool down the nuclear reactor and heat up a second light water loop, in which steam will be raised and used to generate power in the steam turbines. The dismantling costs are also included in the investment cost.
Quebec¤
Situated on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River in Bécancour, Quebec, approximately 15 km east of Trois-Rivières, the Gentilly-2 Facilities are owned and managed by Hydro-Québec. The Gentilly-2 CANDU reactor ceased operations permanently on December 28, 2012, and by September 3, 2013, had been fully defueled. By December 2014, it had transitioned to a state of safe storage, with its spent fuel either placed in wet storage pools or encased in CANSTOR modules for dry storage. By December 2020, the relocation of all spent fuel into dry storage CANSTOR modules was accomplished.1
ES Model Parameters¤
All the parameters concerning the Nuclear are listed in the table below.
| entry_key | value | unit | sets | source_reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2_A (layer) | 0.010541 | kt/GWh | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| ELECTRICITY_EHV (layer) | 1 | - | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| URANIUM (layer) | -2.7 | - | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| c_inv | 4100 | USD/kW | USA | WNA, (2017): "Nuclear Power Economics and Project Structuring - 2017 Edition" |
| c_inv | 4250 | USD/kW | USA | Lorenczik, Stefan; Keppler, Jan Horst, (2020): "Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020 – Analysis" |
| c_inv | 5175 | MCHF/GW | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| c_inv | 5945 | USD/kW | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" | |
| c_inv | 9000 | USD/kW | ROW | International Energy Agency, (2022): "Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions: From Today's Challenges to Tomorrow's Clean Energy Systems" |
| c_maint | 100 | USD/kW/yr | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" | |
| c_maint | 110 | MCHF/GW/yr | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| c_maint | 129.3 | USD/kW/yr | USA | WNA, (2017): "Nuclear Power Economics and Project Structuring - 2017 Edition" |
| c_p | 0.77 | - | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" | |
| c_p | 0.825 | - | ROW | WNA, (2019): "Gallery - World Nuclear Association ⧉" |
| c_p | 0.849 | - | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| c_p | 0.9 | - | USA | WNA, (2017): "Nuclear Power Economics and Project Structuring - 2017 Edition" |
| gwp_constr | 707.9 | kgCO2/kW | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| lifetime | 40 | yr | USA | DOE, (2022): "What's the Lifespan for a Nuclear Reactor? Much Longer Than You Might Think ⧉" |
| lifetime | 40 | y | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| ref_size | 1 | GW | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" | |
| ref_size | 2.2 | GW | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" | |
| trl | 9 | - | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
References¤
| Data Sources |
|---|
| DOE. (2022). "What's the Lifespan for a Nuclear Reactor? Much Longer Than You Might Think ⧉". Energy.gov |
| Hughes, David. (2018). "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" |
| International Energy Agency. (2022). "Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions: From Today's Challenges to Tomorrow's Clean Energy Systems". https://doi.org/10.1787/aca1d7ee-en ⧉ |
| Lorenczik, Stefan; Keppler, Jan Horst. (2020). "Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020 – Analysis" |
| Moret, Stefano. (2017). "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| WNA. (2019). "Gallery - World Nuclear Association ⧉" |
| WNA. (2017). "Nuclear Power Economics and Project Structuring - 2017 Edition" |
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Commission, Canadian Nuclear Safety. "Nuclear Facility –Gentilly-2." ⧉” 5 Apr. 2024 ↩