Preliminary conceptual design and cost estimation for SFR Fuel Manufacturing Facility (SFMF)

The economic competitiveness of promising nuclear energy system: A closer look at the input uncertainties in LCOE analysis

“…But in their report, the fabrication cost of metallic fuels was considered in combination with the pyroprocessing cost of SFR‐spent fuels, as a single‐unit cost of pyro and SFR metal fuel fabrication with 3000, 6000, and 9000 USD/kgHM being the lower, normal, and upper values. In 2014, two KAERI's studies estimated that the unit cost of pyroprocessing for PWR spent fuels was 781 USD/kgHM, and the unit cost of pyro and SFR metal fuel fabrication was 5511 USD/kgHM, respectively, in 2010 USD . Here, we collected the available recent data from KAERI's latest publication and applied both unit cost ranges of PWR spent fuel pyroprocessing (ie, 646, 861, and 2582 USD/kgHM) and pyro and SFR metal fabrication (ie, 4638, 6183, and 9275 USD/kgHM) to our present study.…”

“…In this study, we reviewed and collected the unit cost data 2007]), 45 the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)'s recent studies on pyro-technique development, [53][54][55] as well as the economic case studies conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) [18][19][20] from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, we had to make some engineering cost estimations and project valuations when certain input data were not available.…”

“…In 2014, two KAERI's studies estimated that the unit cost of pyroprocessing for PWR spent fuels was 781 USD/kgHM, and the unit cost of pyro and SFR metal fuel fabrication was 5511 USD/kgHM, respectively, in 2010 USD. 53,54 Here, we collected the available recent data from KAERI's latest publication 67 and applied both unit cost ranges of PWR spent fuel pyroprocessing (ie, 646, 861, and 2582 USD/kgHM) and pyro and SFR metal fabrication (ie, 4638, 6183, and 9275 USD/kgHM) to our present study.…”

“…In this study, we reviewed and collected the unit cost data of nuclear system components from a range of open source literatures. The majority of the reference data were screened out from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)'s Cost Basis Reports published in 2009 and 2017 (hereafter, abbreviated as INL [2009] and [2017]), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)'s research report series on nuclear fuel cycle analysis (hereafter, abbreviated as OECD [2002], [2006], and [2013]) and the Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2010 and 2015 editions (hereafter, abbreviated as OECD [2010] and [2015]), the economic modeling working group of GEN‐IV program's technical report (hereafter, abbreviated as EMWG ([2007]), the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)'s recent studies on pyro‐technique development, as well as the economic case studies conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, we had to make some engineering cost estimations and project valuations when certain input data were not available.…”

Data Fusion of Acoustic and Optical Emission from Laser-Induced Plasma for In Situ Measurement of Rare Earth Elements in Molten LiCl-KCl

“…For example, they are included in the European Union taxonomy for sustainable activities . Another example of the potential use of molten salts in nuclear applications is pyroprocessing for recycling used nuclear fuel. − A common challenge for the use of molten salt in nuclear systems is the composition monitoring technology, which is difficult to operate in high-temperature and -radiation environments. − A candidate technology that may be compatible with harsh monitoring conditions is laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), which can be operated in situ and remotely, and it offers the prospect of rapid and accurate multielement detection without the need for sample preparation. − …”