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
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