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Cost of a nuclear reactor
« on: October 04, 2006, 10:15:23 PM »
I have an essay to write, I have gathered all other information but am having a hard time finding the cost of a nuclear faciliity start up.  I was able to find the US $$ 1 kg of U3O8 but have no idea what it will cost for building a nuclear facility.

The more I read about nuclear energy, the less I favor it.

If everyone knew that plutonium (sp?) remians at harmfull radiation levels for 250,000 years its hard to concieve that we even use nuclear energy.

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Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2006, 10:34:24 PM »
My guess would be somewhere in the region of $3.5billion AUD or $2.8billion USD
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Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2006, 11:44:44 PM »
I was hoping someone would have a link to a news article or something rather than an arbitrary number that I cant back up. 
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Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
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Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2006, 12:18:56 AM »
The point is to fission the Plutonium to generate energy.
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Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
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Re: Cost of a nuclear reactor
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