Electricity from micro reactors will cost less than diesel generators, says NEI report

摘要

The cost to generate electricity from the first micro reactor will be less than the same costs for diesel generators at between $0.14/kWh and $0.41/kWh, the Washington-based Nuclear Energy Institute has said in a report. The study says that as companies continue to produce micro reactors, future costs are estimated to fall to between $0.09/kWh and $0.33/kWh. The range of costs is due to variations in transport accessibility, site conditions, the technology, the ability to reduce future costs through lessons learned and whether ownership is private or public.