Lindner Harry, Schneider Erich
Rubrique:
NucléaireParution:
2015Titre Ouvrage:
Review of cost estimates for uranium recovery from seawaterÉdition:
Energy Economics, volume 49, MayPages:
pp. 9-22The 4.5 billion tonnes of uranium in seawater is sufficient to power the world’s reactor fleet for 13,000 years ; this paper reviews cost estimates as the technology has evolved over the past five decades ; the most recent estimates reviewed are seen to place the U production cost at $400–$1000/kg of U, several times higher than the 2014 spot market price, which has remained near or below $100/kg of U.