Lindner Harry, Schneider Erich

Rubrique:

Nucléaire

Parution:

2015

Titre Ouvrage:

Review of cost estimates for uranium recovery from seawater

Édition:

Energy Economics, volume 49, May

Pages:

pp. 9-22

The 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.