A comprehensive evaluation of the environmental external costs of a fusion power plant

T. Hamacher; R. Saez; K. Aquilonius; H. Cabal; B. Hallberg; Riitta Korhonen; Y. Lechon; S. Lepicard; T. Schleisner; L. Schneider; D. Ward

doi:10.1016/S0920-3796(01)00240-X

A comprehensive evaluation of the environmental external costs of a fusion power plant

T. Hamacher^*
, R. Saez
, K. Aquilonius
, H. Cabal
, B. Hallberg
, Riitta Korhonen
, Y. Lechon
, S. Lepicard
, T. Schleisner
, L. Schneider
, D. Ward

^*Corresponding author for this work

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP)
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Studsvik Eco & Safety AB
VTT (former employee or external)
Centre d’étude sur l’Evaluation de la Protection dans le domaine Nucléaire
Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

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Abstract

All the damages that are not reflected in the market price are called external costs. The external costs of fusion were elaborated with the ExternE methodology. The external costs are in the range of a few mEuro/kWh depending on the plant model. The external costs are in general not dominated by the impacts due to radioactive emissions and releases. All stages of the life cycle contribute significantly to the external cost value. The external costs of fusion are in the same range as the external costs of photovoltaics and wind energy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-103
Journal	Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume	56-57
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(01)00240-X
Publication status	Published - 2001
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed
Event	21st Symposium on Fusion Technology, SOFT-21 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 11 Sept 2000 → 15 Sept 2000

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