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• Should Nuclear Plants be Owned by the State?

  Jerome a Paris has published the same post at several locations making a case that nuclear plants should be financed and owned by the government: As we see news of the possible (and increasingly likely) bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the US Treasury, I am reminded of something that I have been writing about nuclear energy, ie that it should be financed by the State, and I'd like to extend... Posted Aug 21 2008, 11:00 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: New Nuclear Plant Costs

• NEI White Paper on New Nuclear Plant Costs

  Posted today at nei.org : Like all new generating capacity, there is considerable uncertainty about the capital cost of new nuclear generating capacity. Credible estimates of overnight capital costs range from $2,400/kWe to as much as $4,540/kWe. This wide variation in costs can be attributed to several factors: uncertainty about escalation of commodity prices and wages, the fact that design work is... Posted Aug 05 2008, 03:50 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, New Nuclear Plant Costs

• Michael Mariotte from NIRS Needs to Update His Cost Sources

  Tampa Tribune ’s “Nuclear Costs Explode” piece provided some updated insights to the estimated costs of a new nuclear plant. The article began with Progress Energy’s cost reassessment of a new nuke from an initial estimate of about $5-7 billion per plant. “Based on new industry estimates, the tab for Progress Energy's project could surpass $10 billion.” The reason for the increase: because the... Posted Jan 16 2008, 03:43 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Progress Energy, New Nuclear Plant Costs