Question

A spent fuel disposal fee of 1 mill/kWh(e) is equivalent to $253/kg U for a burnup of 33 GWD/MTU.

(a) What would be the effect of increasing the average burnup of discharge fuel to 45 GWD/MTU on the disposal fees per kg U—that is, calculate the new dollar amount per kg U?

(b) What was the total of disposal fees collected in 1998 if the national nuclear electrical capacity was 101 GW(e) and the plants operated at an average capacity factor of 0.75?

Answer 1