Approximation of the economy of fusion energy

0489524 - ÚFP 2019 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Entler, Slavomír - Horáček, Jan - Dlouhý, T. - Dostál, V.
Approximation of the economy of fusion energy.
Energy. Roč. 152, June (2018), s. 489-497. ISSN 0360-5442. E-ISSN 1873-6785
Grant - others:AV ČR(CZ) StrategieAV21/2
Program: StrategieAV
Institutional support: RVO:61389021
Keywords : Nuclear fusion * Fusion energy * Economy * NPV * LCOE * External costs
OECD category: Thermodynamics
Impact factor: 5.537, year: 2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544218305395

Conceptual design activities of the first fusion power plants were launched in recent years with a view to putting them into operation by 2050. Nuclear
fusion offers significant benefits in comparison with exploited energy sources, especially limitless fuel reserves, inherent nuclear safety, and
negligible impact on the environment. The challenge is a high heat and neutron loading of the fusion reactors nuclear zone. The paper brings the
ex-ante economic analysis of the fusion power plant model DEMO2 in terms of the cost of electricity. The model investment and operating costs are
presented. The limit sales price of electricity was found using the net present value method. The levelized cost of electricity LCOE method with the
inclusion of external costs is used for a comparison of selected power plant types based on the OECD statistical data and the EU ExternE project results. The comparison shows the levelized cost of electricity of fusion power plants competitive to the actual renewable resources. After internalisation
of external costs, the fusion power plants should become even the second cheapest power source.
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