RE: Price wins business27 Jan 2024 17:51
The Government want to see costs reduced on the 2nd/3rd SMR builds, you say cheaper but the GE guys are saying £3150 to £5000 per kilowatt (they don't even know), Rolls just says £2bn at about £4250 per kilowatt.
From the Telegraph,
Dozens of companies have registered their interest, including Rolls, which has said it anticipates being able to build 470 megawatt plants for about £2bn apiece, or about £4,250 per kilowatt.
GE Hitachi is offering the UK its BWRX-300 model with 300 megawatts of electric power, which could ultimately be able to be built for as little as $4,000 per kilowatt, or £3,150, according to Jay Wileman, chief executive of GE-Hitachi, which is a joint venture between Japanese business Hitachi and American player General Electric.
With General Electricās expertise in nuclear dating back to the 1950s, āweāre not newcomers to this industry,ā he said in an interview. After prototypes have been built, the company could see āa price point just in the neighbourhood of $4,000-$5,000 per kilowatt.ā