Re: Deal possible on German nuclear pullout-Schroeder

[Kerembaev@cs.com]

Radsafers,

Is a plant's full-volume operation equals calendar time minus outages 
(maintenance)?
I had an impression that commercial vessel reactors are designed to last 
30~35max years.
If it is so.
Wouldn't be this one more case when leaders of the "Greens" received what 
they were looking for, place in the government, and now they do not really 
care about their frighten of radiation electorate? Everybody needs a little 
bit of Power.....sometimes.......
Or.
Al's idea is correct.
I understand, it is planned for the reactor to be replaced after 30~35 years, 
the rest of the plant's equipment with the periodical maintenance's should 
last 50~60 years??
They are driven the cost. Turbine+rest of the equipment about 50~70% of the 
original total plant's cost  X (60years/(60-30)years) = 25-35% less of the 
total forecasted investments return = A higher cost of the electricity.
With an additional lost of 5 years as unused reactor time.

Emil.
kerembaev@cs.com

In a message dated 2/4/00 12:30:10 Pacific Standard Time, 
sandyfl@earthlink.net writes:

<< 
 The government wants all the country's 19 reactors to be closed 
 within 30 years of their start-up. Industry has proposed a more 
 gradual exit, with one option being to decommission plants after 35 
 years of full-volume operation. 
  >>
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