The article considers the specifics of innovative nuclear power facilities from the perspective of cost estimation. Approaches to cost estimation, which aim to ensure the greatest reliability and provide for composing detailed calculations and using analogs, were identified taking into account the initial data available at the pre-design stage. An attention is focused on the importance of competitiveness analysis that takes into account the life cycle of the facility. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the presented approaches for assessing the cost of constructing innovative facilities in conjunction with the various stages of pre-design works, including conceptual design and feasibility study, which are implemented in the practical activities of the Proryv project stream.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 133, No. 5–6, pp. 316–323, November–December, 2022.
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Atnyukova, P.V., Presnyakov, I.V. & Tolstoukhov, D.A. Approaches to the Assessment of the Cost for the Construction of Innovative Nuclear Power Facilities at the Early Stages of Design. At Energy 133, 339–345 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-023-01018-y
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