MOX plant costs are twice current budget levels: DOE analysis

摘要

The cost to complete the Mixed Oxide Fuel FabricationnFacility being built in South Carolina and operate it untiln34 metric tons of plutonium from surplus nuclear weaponsnhas been converted into reactor fuel is at least $700 millionna year for as much as 30 years, more than twice the currentnfederal budget authorization for the facility, a study conductednfor DOE has concluded.