NDLI: The economic value of fusion energy

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kim, S.H. Clarke, J. Edmonds, J.
Copyright Year	1996
Description	Author affiliation: Battelle Pacific Northwest Nat. Labs., Washington, DC, USA (Kim, S.H.)
Abstract	The potential economic benefit of fusion energy technology is significant and could dwarf the world's total expenditure on fusion energy research and development. However, the realization of these benefits will depend on the economic competitiveness of electricity generation from fusion energy technologies relative to that from other existing fossil fueled and renewable technologies, as well as the time in which fusion energy technologies are available for commercial operation. Utilizing the Second Generation Model, a long-term energy/economics model, the potential economic benefit of fusion energy technology for the Unites States was assessed. Model scenarios with hypothetical fusion power technologies based on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) design with varying cost and time of availability showed that significant economic benefit exists from a competitive fusion technology with cost of electricity (COE) of 0.06 $/k Whr and available in the year 2025. The fusion technology with this characteristics resulted in a total discounted GDP benefit of $105 billion from the year 1995 to 2100.
Starting Page	814
Ending Page	819
File Size	783125
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780335473
ISSN	10893547
DOI	10.1109/IECEC.1996.553802
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1996-08-11
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Power generation economics Power system economics Fuel economy Fusion power generation Costs Potential energy Research and development Power generation Inductors Fusion reactor design
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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