Hybrid Nuclear Energy Systems

Appendix H: Key Summaries

Table H.1

Key financial assumptions and results.

Plant	Hybrid/Gas	Combined-Cycle	Hybrid/Coal-Gas	Coal	Hybrid/All Nuclear	SimpleCycle	Coal-Gas	Solar	Large Nuclear	Wind	Small Modular Nuclear	Small Nuclear
Plant Type	Thermal	Thermal	Thermal	Thermal	Thermal	Thermal	Thermal	Renewable	Thermal	Renewable	Thermal	Thermal
Fuel	Nuclear and gas	Gas	Nuclear and coal	Coal	Nuclear	Gas	Coal	None	Nuclear	None	Nuclear	Nuclear
Characteristics
Output, MW(e)	950	925	980	895	300	115	445	100	1115	100	662	185
Efficiency (LHV)	54%	55%	54%	37%	48%	39%	43%	0%	33%	0%	28%	33%
Capacity Factor	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	27%	90%	25%	90%	27%	90%	90%
Build Cost ($/KW)
EPC	$1,150	$925	$2,200	$2,225	$3,000	$725%	$2,900	$1,625	$5,500	$1,790	$6,105	$7,645
Owner	$403	$231	$770	$668	$1,200	$95	$387	$220	$2,200	$419	$2,442	$3,058
Net	$1,500	$1,160	$2,970	$2,890	$4,200	$820 ...