Nuclear Power: Least-Cost Option for Baseload Electricity in Finland
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Table
2: Electricity generation costs of the four baseload alternatives as
a function of annual full-load operating hours.
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Operating
hours |
Electricity generation cost (euros/MWh) |
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Nuclear power plant |
Coal-fired condensing power plant |
Combined cycle gas turbine plant |
Peat-fired condensing power plant |
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5000 |
31.94 |
29.99 |
30.01 |
38.89 |
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6000 |
27.66 |
27.52 |
28.37 |
35.50 |
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7000 |
24.60 |
25.75 |
27.20 |
33.09 |
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8000 |
22.31 |
24.43 |
26.33 |
31.27 |
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8400 |
21.55 |
23.99 |
26.03 |
30.67 |
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Nuclear Power: Least-Cost Option for Baseload Electricity in Finland
© copyright The Uranium Institute 2000