Abstract
Water management via rational use, reuse practices and water desalination is the key element for mitigation of water shortage. This paper addresses small-scale nuclear systems as a cost-effective energy alternative for large-scale desalination plants. An empirical cost model has been derived and validated based on reported cost indicators and selected cases. The capital cost of 150,000 m³/d seawater desalination plant coupled to small nuclear reactors has been estimated to be between 3 and 11 M$/MWe, respectively. In addition, specific cost of nuclear desalination-steam cycle system SWRO (conventional pre-treatment), ranges between 0.046-0.064 $/kWh and 0.62-0.667 $/m³ for energy and water, respectively. Cost indicators of different desalination systems show that product water cost ranges between 0.62 and 0.779 $/m³ when applying nuclear power as an energy source for RO, RO/MED, MED while when applying oil/gas as an energy source the product water cost ranges between 1.12 and 1.89 $/m³.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
