External costs of future fusion plants

In the framework of the Socio-Economic Research on Fusion (SERF), which was jointly conducted by the European Commission and the Fusion Associations, external costs of future fusion plants were calculated. All the damages that are not reflected in the market price are called external costs. The Exte...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2001-04, Vol.54 (3), p.405-411
Main Authors: Hamacher, T, Cabal, H, Hallberg, B, Korhonen, R, Lechón, Y, Sàez, R.M, Schleisner, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Costs
Economic and social effects
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Fusion
Health
Human health
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
Nuclear power plants
Visual amenity
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Summary:In the framework of the Socio-Economic Research on Fusion (SERF), which was jointly conducted by the European Commission and the Fusion Associations, external costs of future fusion plants were calculated. All the damages that are not reflected in the market price are called external costs. The ExternE methodology was applied. External costs of the fusion power plants are found to be rather low, in the range of a few mEuro/kWh. Radiological impacts are only one source of external effects, but not the dominating one. External costs of fusion compare well with wind and solar energy.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/S0920-3796(00)00559-7