DOE 1981 SPS And 6 Alternative Technologies

3.1 Technologies Considered in Initial Screening.........................12 3.2 Quant itiative Screening of Energy Systems........................... 13 3.3 Characterization Parameters for Plant Site and Fuel Cycle ......... 15 3.4 SPS Cell and Planform Power Characteristics......................... 19 3.5 Air Pollutants from a 1250-MW Coal Facility.........................26 3.6 Solid and Sludge Wastes from a 1250-MW Coal Facility, 70% Capacity Factor.......................................... 26 3.7 Postulated Radionuclide Releases, 1250-MW LMFBR Power Plant at 70% Capacity Factor.................................. 36 3.8 LMFBR Wastewater Effluents at Nominal Operation ................... 37 3.9 Capital Requirements of the SPS, 1978 Dollars x 10$.................44 3.10 Operations and Maintenance Costs of the SPS........................ 45 4.1 RFF Model Assumptions about Population, Labor Force, Productivity and GNP, 1975-2025 ............................ 54 4.2 Constrained Energy Supplies for Future Scenarios.................... 55 4.3 Assumed Long-Run Costs per Million Btu............................. 56 4.4 Nuclear Fuel Prices for Future Scenarios.............................65 4.5 Electrical Generation in Comparative Scenarios and Two Other Projections ...................................... 65 4.6 Total Installed and New-Construction Baseload Capacity for Six Comparative Assessment Scenarios......................66 4.7 Energy System Deployment for Scenario UH with and without SPS ... 66 4.8 Energy System Deployment for Scenario UI with and without SPS ... 67 4.9 Energy System Deployment for Scenario CI with and without SPS ... 67 4.10 Capital Cost Uncertainty Factors for Alternative Technologies ... 71 4.11 Capital Cost Ranges for Technical and Regulatory Uncertainty ... 73 4.12 Fuel Cost Projections: Delivered Prices for Three Scenarios, 1980 to 2020 .................................... 75 4.13 Base Capital Structure and Economic Assumptions .................. 79 4.14 Levelized 2000-2030 Cost of Electricity from SPS and Alternative Technologies...................................... 80 4.15 Effect of Reduced SPS Implementation Rate on Costs: Nominal Average Unit Costs.................................... 85 4.16 Uncertainty Index for Health and Safety Issues...................... 97 4.17 Categorization of Health and Safety Issues.......................... 98 4.18 Summary of Quantified Average Fatalities per Year per 1000 MW Generation, 30-Year Plant Lifetime....................99

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