Economic Evaluation of Fast Reactor Fuel Cycling

Economic calculation and analysis of two kinds of nuclear fuel cycle are conducted by check off method,based on the nuclear fuel cycling process and model for fast reactor power plant,and comparison is carried out for the economy of fast reactor fuel cycle and PWR once-through fuel cycle.Calculated based on the current price level,the economy of PWR one-through fuel cycle is better than that of the fast reactor fuel cycle.However,in the long term considering the rising of the natural uranium’s price and the development of the post treatment technology for nuclear fuels,the cost of the fast reactor fuel cycle is expected to match or lower than that of the PWR once-through fuel cycle.