tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post5881447015899757727..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: TVA, Chattanooga Economic Choo ChooUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-11990547761742465522008-06-12T10:02:00.000-04:002008-06-12T10:02:00.000-04:00TVA's nuclear construction program was a financial...TVA's nuclear construction program was a financial disaster in the 1970's and 1980's, for a variety of reasons. Standardized pre-certified designs and the new COL process should eliminate many of those reasons. TVA is also not trying to build 17 units of at least 4 different types this time around.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, construction costs are rising due to the increase in commodity costs. This is due to increased demand for raw materials combined with the falling value of the dollar on the world market. These cost concerns apply to pretty much any construction project, not just nuclear power plants. This is briefly mentioned in the Times-Free Press articles, but ignored by the nay-sayers.<BR/><BR/>As for Gunter's link, I'd like to see the basis for the O&M costs of 18 cents per kWh after paying down the construction costs. I believe that's about a factor of ten higher than current plants.<BR/><BR/>The mention of LNG as a cost-competitive alternative is also nonsense, as these costs are rising right along with oil. Before long, we'll be sending billions of dollars to Russia every month for LNG, just like we're reliant on Venezuela and the Middle East for oil today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-85874521895929070782008-06-11T22:05:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:05:00.000-04:00It must be depressing to always live in the past.It must be depressing to always live in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-81258672995213457112008-06-11T17:05:00.000-04:002008-06-11T17:05:00.000-04:00TVA alone racked up a $28 billion debt in cost ove...TVA alone racked up a $28 billion debt in cost overruns for its nuclear power projects--more evidence that it takes government not markets to venture back into nuclear power construction.<BR/><BR/>As far as the so-called "comeback" the financial forecasts continue to project construction cost ever higher.<BR/><BR/>See >>>>>><BR/>http://energycentral.fileburst.com/EnergyBizOnline/2008-3-may-jun/Financial_Front_Prices.pdf <<<<BR/><BR/>onward into the fog...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com