ECONOMIC BASIS Costing reference year 1992 Construction lead time (y) 6.00 Escalation/general-inflation rate (%/y) [nominal] 0.0500 Escalation/general-inflation rate (%/y) [constant] 0.0000 Ave. cost of money (AFUDC), xCOM (%/y) [nominal] 0.1135 Ave. cost of money (AFUDC), xCOM (%/y) [constant] 0.0605 Capitalization factor, fcap [nominal] 0.5614 Capitalization factor, fcapo [constant] 0.1651 Interest during construction, fIDC [nominal] 0.3178 Interest during construction, fIDC [constant] 0.1652 Dollar discount rate, dis [nominal] 0.0957 Dollar discount rate, diso [constant] 0.0435 Fixed charge rate, FCR [nominal] 0.1637 Fixed charge rate, FCR [constant] 0.0965 FW/B neutron end-of-life fluence (MW yr/m^2) 16.7000 R/M neutron fluence protection/extension factor 3.0000 Acc. # Spares Allowance 21.98 0.0200 22.98 0.0200 23.98 0.0200 24.98 0.0400 25.98 0.0300 26.98 0.0200 27.98 0.0000 Year Price Deflator 1980 1.0000 1981 1.0945 1982 1.1642 1983 1.2133 1984 1.2590 1985 1.3023 1986 1.3363 1987 1.3774 1988 1.4279 1989 1.4879 1990 1.5529 1991 1.6139 1992 1.6584 1993 1.7022 1994 1.7428 1995 1.7829 1996 1.8166 1997 1.8502 1998 1.8692 1999 1.8964 2000 0.0000 Indirect Cost Factors: LSA= 1 2 3 4 Acc.: 91 0.1130 0.1200 0.1280 0.1510 x TDC [90] 92 0.0520 0.0520 0.0520 0.0520 x TDC [90] 93 0.0520 0.0600 0.0640 0.0870 x TDC [90] 94 0.1826 0.1848 0.1866 0.1935 x TDC [90+91+92+93] 95 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 x TDC [90+91+92+93+94] 96 0.2051 0.2391 0.2565 0.2808 x TDC [90+91+92+93+94] 97 0.2651 0.2736 0.2787 0.2915 x TDC [90+91+92+93+94+95+96] 98 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 x TDC [90+91+92+93+94+95+96]
FPC components: volume density frac. cost frac. thick. frac. density (1992) cost (kg/m^3) ($/kg) (m) RAF 0.340 7800.000 1.000 62.438 1.000 Void 0.660 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Total FW 2652.000 62.438 0.000 0.000 breeding zone 0.630 RAF 0.060 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.596 PbLi 0.790 9400.000 0.000 13.173 0.000 SiC-bulk 0.070 3200.000 1.000 71.012 0.324 Total BL(ib) 752.174 65.213 0.630 breeding zone 0.630 RAF 0.060 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.596 PbLi 0.790 9400.000 0.000 13.173 0.000 SiC-bulk 0.070 3200.000 1.000 71.012 0.324 RAF 0.080 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.000 PbLi 0.750 9400.000 0.000 13.173 0.000 SiC-bulk 0.090 3200.000 1.000 71.012 0.000 Total BL(ob) 752.174 65.213 0.630 HT shield 0.320 RAF 0.150 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.167 Void 0.100 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 B-FS 0.750 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.833 Total SH(ib) 7020.000 62.438 0.320 HT shield 0.320 RAF 0.150 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.167 Void 0.100 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 B-FS 0.750 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.833 Total SH(ob) 7020.000 62.438 0.320 RAF 0.280 7800.000 0.950 62.438 0.536 Void 0.490 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 B-FS 0.230 7800.000 1.000 62.438 0.464 Div System 3868.800 62.438 TF-coil 7500.000 107.794 OH-coil 7500.000 107.794 EF-coil 7500.000 107.794 DF-coil 7500.000 107.794 NB current-drive unit cost ($/W) 0.000 LH current-drive unit cost ($/W) 0.000 FW current-drive unit cost ($/W) 0.000 FW coating material: RAF at operating temperature: 727. DP coating material: W at operating temperature: 727. (deg C) blanket breeder material 6^Li enrichment 0.700
UCSD/LANL fusion reactor economic evaluation (ver. 16.4) LSA=4 25-NOV-07 0 Acc. # Account Title M$ (1992) 20. land & land rights 10.589 21. structures & site facilities 319.692 22. reactor plant equipment 822.598 22. 1. 1. FW/blanket/reflector 2.549 22. 1. 2. shield 30.607 22. 1. 3. magnets 81.555 22. 1. 4. supplemental-heating/CD systems 0.000 22. 1. 5. primary structure & support 20.980 22. 1. 6. reactor vacuum systems(unless integral elsewhere) 13.182 22. 1. 7. power supply, switching & energy storage 143.422 22. 1. 8. impurity control 0.558 22. 1. 9. direct energy conversion system 0.000 22. 1.10. ecrh breakdown system 4.677 22. 1. reactor equipment 297.530 22. 2. main heat transfer & transport systems 336.442 23. turbine plant equipment 270.013 24. electric plant equipment 139.841 25. miscellaneous plant equipment 59.996 26. heat rejection system 49.048 27. special materials 65.790 90. direct cost (not including contingency) 1737.567 91. construction services & equipment 262.373 92. home office engineering & services 90.353 93. field office engineering & services 151.168 94. owner's cost 336.219 96. project contingency 487.909 97. interest during construction (IDC) 506.435 99. total cost 3572.025 0 plant capacity factor, p_f = 0.750 0.800 0.850 0.900 _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ fix var sub fix var sub fix var sub fix var sub Cap. 52.5 0.0 52.5 49.2 0.0 49.2 46.3 0.0 46.3 43.7 0.0 43.7 O&M 10.4 0.7 11.0 9.7 0.7 10.4 9.2 0.7 9.8 8.6 0.7 9.3 SCR 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.3 Fuel 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.04 D&D 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 Oth. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tot. 63.9 2.0 65.9 59.9 2.0 61.9 56.5 2.0 58.5 53.4 2.0 55.4 --------------------------------------------- const. nominal thermal power (MWth) = 3087.3 unit direct cost ($/kWe) [90]= 1737.6 1737.6 gross elec. power (MWe) = 1327.5 unit overnight cost ($/kWe)[96]= 3065.6 3065.6 net elec. power (MWe) = 1000.0 unit total cost ($/kWe) [99]= 3572.1 4786.6 engineering Q-value, QE = 4.053 capital return (mill/kWeh) = 46.31 105.24 plant availability = 0.8500 O&M(2.38%)(mill/kWeh)[40-47,51]= 9.82 13.15 6.00-yr const.: const. nominal W/B/R replace. (mill/kWeh) [50]= 1.31 1.75 FCR= 0.0965 0.1637 decommissioning (mill/kWeh) = 1.00 1.50 fIDC= 0.1652 0.3178 D (& 3He) fuel (mill/kWeh) [02]= 0.04 0.05 fEDC= 0.0000 0.2436 LSA=4 total COE (mill/kWeh) = 58.47 121.70DS Reversed-Field Pinch Reactor 70071125
1 DS Reversed-Field Pinch Reactor (ver. 12) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 25-NOV-0
plasma/CD parameters plasma aspect ratio, A 6.500 plasma minor radius (m) 0.592 plasma toroidal major radius (m) 3.850 plasma volume (m^3) 26.661 plasma/first-wall radius ratio, x 0.922 plasma current (MA) 18.238 toroidal current density (MA/m^2) 16.548 plasma ion temperature (keV) 10.000 plasma electron temperature (keV) 9.500 plasma fus. prod. temperature (keV) 65.000 plasma impurity temperature (keV) 10.000 Lawson parameter * t2 (1.0e22 s keV^2/m^3) 1.917 Lawson parameter (1.0e20 s/m^3) 1.917 plasma (total) ion density (1.0e20/m^3) 9.605 plasma electron density (1.0e20/m^3) 10.033 ion (D,T,He3,He4,Xe) density fractions: 0.48484 0.48484 0.00000 0.03000 0.00033 effective plasma charge, Zeff 1.690 global energy confinement time (s) 0.200 alpha ion particle confinement time (steady state) (s) 0.785 thermal diffusivity (m^2/s) 0.330 dt fusion power density (MW/m^3) 95.836 fusion power, Pf (MW) 2555.114 alpha power (MW) 511.604 bremsstrahlung power (MW) 87.680 transport (conduction) power, Pcond (MW) 167.963 plasma internal energy, Wp (MJ) 122.615 core radiation fraction, fradc 0.690 poloidal beta (incl. fus. prods. and imps., Zeff>1.0) 0.220 poloidal beta (only fuel ions and electrons, Zeff=1.0) 0.200 pinch parameter, theta 1.556 reversal parameter, |F| 0.100 streaming parameter (1.0e-14 A m) 1.723 streaming function (1.0e-3) 1.813 plasma ohmic dissipation during burn (MW) 30.213 plasma loop voltage (V) 1.657 gdt, gohm, gbr = 1.401 2.924 1.172 OFCD plasma Poynting power (tor/pol) (MW) 4190.571 261.716 OFCD FW dissipated power (tor/pol) (MW) 0.000 0.012 OFCD blanket dissipated power (tor/pol) (MW) 1.100 0.000 OFCD coil dissipated power (OHC/TFC/PEFC/SEFC) (MW) 0.139 37.697 0.000 2.064 OFCD total dissipated power (tor/pol) (MW) 38.797 2.215 OFCD terminal real(lost) power (OHC/TFC/PEFC/SEFC) (MW) 1.713 58.877 0.000 3.641 OFCD power-supply dissipated power, pcdps (MW) 6.002 OFCD total dissipated power, pcdd (MW) 56.652 OFCD terminal reactive power (OHC/TFC/PEFC/SEFC) (MW) 79.285 400.898 0.000 120.049 OFCD total reactive power, pcdr (MW) 600.233 OFCD power-supply q-value, Q(PS) 100.000 OFCD circuit q-value, Q(C) 10.595 OFCD q-value, Q(CD) 1.875 OFCD efficiency figure of merit (A/W) 0.322
poloidal field quantities OH-coil thickness (m) 0.279 average minor radius of coil (m) 1.589 OH coil center offset 0.439 vertical field (T) 1.619 magnetic field level at the coil (T) 2.295 magnetic field level at the plasma surface (T) 6.158 OH coil back-bias power ratio, fgridp=(IOH+/IOH-)^2 1.000 OH coil factor for resistive flux dissipated in startup 0.112 OH coil factor 0.391 OH-coil current swing (MA) 53.769 OH- coil current (MA) 26.884 OH- coil current density (MA/m^2) 13.358 coil stress (MPa) 111.729 OH+ coil current (MA) 26.884 OH+ coil current density (MA/m^2) 13.358 OH coil power supply requirement (MVA) 530.127 mass of OH coil set (tonne) 365.151 ohmic dissipation during back-bias (MW) 182.932 volumetric heating during back-bias (MW/m^3) 3.757 EF coil current (MA) 21.858 EF coil current density (MA/m^2) 18.463 EF coil power supply requirement (MVA) 589.558 mass of EF coil set (tonne) 347.354 magnetic energy stored in coil (MJ) 5819.224 ohmic dissipation during burn (MW) 0.000 volumetric heating during burn (MW/m^3) 0.000 plasma startup risetime (s) 8.000 Ref,zef,delef (m) = 0.6226E+01 0.2758E+01 0.7694E+00
toroidal field quantities TF-coil thickness (m) 0.038 average minor radius of coil (m) 1.431 mass of coil (tonne) 38.473 initial toroidal bias field (T) 3.596 reversed-toroidal field during the burn (T) 0.396 magnetic energy stored in the coil (MJ) 800.747 TF-coil current (MA) 6.759 TF coil current density (MA/m^2) 11.848 ohmic dissipation during burn (MW) 20.575 volumetric heating during burn (MW/m^3) 4.011
impurity control first-wall surface area (m^3) 97.625 total divertor plate surface area (m^2) N= 3 7.564 first-wall/divertor surface heat flux (MW/m^2) 5.272 3.581 radiation fraction, frad 0.950 scrape-off thickness (m) 0.050 DF-coil current (MA) 2.962 DF coil current density (MA/m^2) 19.840 mass of coil (tonne) 5.505 ohmic dissipation during burn (MW) 144.112
engineering summary thermal conversion efficiency 0.430 auxiliary site power fraction of Pg, faux 0.040 primary loop pumping power fraction of Pg, fpmp 0.040 engineering q-value, QE 4.053 recirculating power fraction, eps=1/QE 0.247 net plant efficiency 0.324 ohmic q-value, Qt 13.948 plasma q-value, Qp 84.569 total thermal power, Pth (MW) 3087.287 fusion power, Pf (MW) 2555.114 tritium burnup (kg/day) 0.392 fractional burnup 0.058 tritium thru-put (no recycle) (kg/day) 6.824 blanket LM 6Li enrichment 0.700 14.06-MeV neutron load, Iw (MW/m^2) 20.932 14.06-MeV neutron energy multiplication in blanket, M 1.150 2.45-MeV neutron load (MW/m^2) 0.000 2.45-MeV neutron energy multiplication in blanket, M 0.000 first-wall radius (m) 0.642 FW/SW/blanket/gap/reflector/gap/shield thickness (m) 0.000 shield/coil gap thickness (m) 0.000 TF-coil thickness (m) 0.038 TF-coil/OH-coil gap thickness (m) 0.000 OH-coil thickness (m) 0.279 minor radius of system (m) 1.729 blanket volume (m^3) 30.286 reflector volume (m^3) 50.262 shield volume (m^3) 26.841 EF-coil shield volume (m^3) 57.128 TF-coil volume (m^3) 5.130 OH-coil volume (m^3) 48.687 EF-coil volume (m^3) 46.314 DF-coil volume (m^3) 0.734 mass of FW/SW/blanket (tonne) 39.186 mass of reflector (tonne) 112.768 mass of OHC shield (tonne) 147.360 mass of EFC shield (tonne) 342.769 mass of TF coil set (tonne) 38.473 mass of OH coil set (tonne) 365.151 mass of EF coil set (tonne) 347.354 mass of DF coil set (tonne) 5.505 total coil-set mass (tonne) 756.483 FPC (FW/SW/B/R/S/C) mass (tonne) 1399.011 mass power density, MPD (kWe/tonne) 714.785 system power density (MWt/m^3) 13.591 mass utilization (tonne/MWt) 0.453 mass of FPC structure (tonne) 682.031 blanket power density (MW/m^3) 26.143 magnetic energy recovery time (s) 2.144