How much does nuclear power really cost?

Forbes had an article on the true cost of nuclear power in the US. It turns out clean coal generated power is only slightly more expensive than regular coal. On the other hand Nuclear power is significantly more expensive and only makes economic sense because of subsidies.

I didn’t see a chart in the the article so I made one with their statistics. Enjoy.

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7 Responses to “How much does nuclear power really cost?”

1. Senate Conferees Drop 50-Billion Dollar ‘Clean Coal’ & Nuclear Subsidies | Only Hybrids Says:
   February 12th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

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   February 12th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

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3. Margay Says:
   February 12th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

   Hey! Im doing a school project and I was wondering, how much does nuclear energy cost to use. Wind energy only costs 5 cents per kWh, so how much does nuclear energy cost?

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   February 13th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

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5. nicole sherine donae Says:
   March 16th, 2010 at 6:48 pm

   wow nucles
   ar is verry expensive

6. Emily Says:
   April 26th, 2010 at 6:03 am

   I think you should put more information on your website, Thanks.

7. Anonymous Says:
   March 28th, 2011 at 10:11 am

   This graphic does not include the costs of fuel: 28% of the cost of nuclear power plants comes from fuel, compared to 80% for coal, natural gas or oil.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_new_nuclear_power_plants#Comparisons_with_other_power_sources

   and

   http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/nuclear_statistics/costs/

   @Margay Nuclear costs 2.03 cents / kWh. This includes the cost for safe waste disposal.

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