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[cdn-nucl-l] CANDU fuel is cheap, U price going up



In Canada, the cost of using natural uranium fuel is low.
In the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, in 1996, the production unit energy cost (operating, maintenance, administration and fuel) was 0.65 cents (US) per kWh.  The cost of the fuel was 0.19 cents per kWh, which included the provision for permanent used fuel disposal, at an average cost of 0.07 cents per kWh.*
Costs have certainly risen, especially after 9/11.
Jerry
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* Strickert RJ. "Performance of 4 x 935 MWe Darlington Nuclear Generating Station". Proceedings '96 Joint KAIF/CNA CANDU Seminar. Seoul, Korea, May 1996.
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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: [cdn-nucl-l] Re: [MbrExchange] U price going up

What is the contribution to production (O&M) costs?

Thanks.
Regards, Jim Muckerheide
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On Jan 9, 2004, at 8:38 PM, Denis Beller wrote:

> First I'd seen of this, nearly double in four years.
>
>> Average uranium spot price
>> Year                    (US$/lb U3O8)
>> 2000                            8.21
>> 2001                            8.77
>> 2002                            9.86
>> 2003                           11.54
>> Current                        14.50
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