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That's not easy to calculate. The price of electricity generated by nuclear energy costs exactly as much as from any other source because distributors don't charge customers as a function of the source of the energy, just what the going rate is. How much you pay for electricity depends a lot on where you live and can vary significantly. I believe my electricity bill is somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-12 cents a kilowatt-hour. The main cost in producing nuclear power comes from building the power plant in the first place. Building a plant is a multi-billion dollar undertaking. Once built, running and maintaining the plant, and the cost of uranium fuel is the other main cost. That said, there are other "costs" to using nuclear energy that aren't easy to calculate. For instance, there is the problem of nuclear waste storage. Nobody has a 100% reliable way to deal with this problem, and even if there was a method, nobody has actually paid one dollar for that cost yet. And that cost will have to be paid eventually. The waste is building up and building up in temporary storage units, and it can't stay there forever. There are other costs, or more exactly risks, such as the dangers of accidents (not very likely in fact), and the danger of dangerous nuclear materials getting into the hands of our enemies. These don't have any cost, unless they actually happen, in which case the cost could be extremely high.
Another cost that has to be faced after the end of the plant's life is dismantling the plant as far as possible and then making safe the remaining parts, chiefly the reactor vessel and its core components, which will always be unsafe to work on.
On the other hand, these costs are balanced by the cost of continuing to produce our electricity by burning coal, which emits massive amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. If the worst fears about global warming come true, the cost of NOT using nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of energy could huge! But nobody can tell for sure. See link below for a review of plant costs for projected new plants
Dimitri Welch
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What energy is the energy that is stored in an atoms nucleus?
If it is stored in the nucleus, it must be nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy is energy?
Yes, nuclear energy is energy.
Where does nuclear energy come from to make renewable energy work?
Nuclear energy and renewable energy are not related. Renewable energy does not use nuclear energy.
The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction?
What is the question
What is nuclear and kinetic energy?
Nuclear energy is natural energy i think
Is cost a concern about nuclear energy?
No
What is the cost of nuclear energy compered to solar energy?
£100,000.00
Does hydro energy cost less then nuclear energy?
Yes much less
What limits the use of nuclear energy?
Fear and capital cost.
What is a benefit of using nuclear energy?
It does not pollute and is a very cost-effective energy source.
What is the consumer cost of nuclear energy?
I refer you to an article linked below.
Why isn't nuclear energy cost effective?
It is not true. The levelized cost of a kilowatt hour electricity from nuclear energy is cheaper than any other source of electricity except hydraulic power in some countries.
Why is nuclear energy fairly cheap?
nuclear energy is fairly cheap for many reasons. Mainly, the life time of a nuclear power plants is 60 years and that the nuclear fuel contribution to the cost of generated kilowatt.hour is very low.
What is the set up cost of nuclear energy?
See the article linked below
What is uses of nuclear energy?
The use of nuclear energy is to produse large quantity of electricity, whihh is higher than other energy sources. But the drawback is its safty and cost, requirement of skilled person...
What energy is the energy that is stored in an atoms nucleus?
If it is stored in the nucleus, it must be nuclear energy.
Why is solar energy expensive than nuclear energy?
because itv cost more because it a renewable resource.
