Nuclear Power Estimator

Nuclear power is responsible for about 11% of the world’s electricity, with 437 reactors (as of 2023) providing 392,756 MWe of power (World Nuclear Association). By far the largest nuclear electricity producers are the United States with 772,221 GWh of nuclear electricity in 2022, followed by China with 395,354 GWh. 62 reactors with net capacity of 65,488 MWe were under construction. Thirteen countries in 2022 produced at least one-quarter of their electricity from nuclear. France gets 70% of its electricity from nuclear energy. There is a clear need for new generating capacity around the world. The USA has 93 operable nuclear reactors. Canada has 19 operable nuclear reactors.

AmeriCost is the leading cost estimator for nuclear power construction projects, developing detailed independent defendable cost estimates for the construction of global nuclear power plant facilities and structures.

Our nuclear power estimates incorporate a thorough analysis of project scope of work, labor, equipment, material, productivities and distinctive project characteristics.

The following is a selection from the AmeriCost nuclear power list of projects. For additional information regarding our project portfolio, please contact us.

Dominion North Anna Nuclear Power Plant: Unit 3 (1600 Megawatt)

• Design Type: GE-Hitachi ESBWR
• Location: Mineral Virginia USA
• Description: GE-Hitachi Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) 1520 MWe 
• Scope: Cost Estimates Structure construction and civil works

Dominion North Anna Nuclear Power Plant: Unit 3 (1700 Megawatt)

• Design Type: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
• Location: Mineral Virginia USA
• Description: MHI Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) 1700 MWe US-specific
• Scope: Cost Estimates Structure construction and civil works

US Department of Energy National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a research and development institution for science and technology applied to national security. Its principal responsibility is ensuring the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons. LLNL has worked out several energy technologies in the field of coal gasification, shale oil extraction, geothermal energy, advanced battery research, solar energy and fusion energy. The Livermore facility was founded by Edward Teller and Ernest Lawrence. The National Ignition Facility is a laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device. NIF’s mission is to achieve fusion ignition with high energy gain. The official groundbreaking of the main NIF site was on May 29, 1997. By the time the shell for the laser was complete in 2001 construction work included 210,000 cy excavation – 73,000 cy concrete – 7,600 ton of concrete reinforcing steel – 5,000 ton of structural steel. The total cost for NIF is $3.5 billion

• Design Type: LLNL US-Based Engineering fusion energy
• Location: Livermore California USA
• Description: Large laser-based inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research device, and the worlds largest and most energetic laser facility built
• Scope: Cost Estimates, Construction Schedules, Construction Machinery, Tower-Cranes, Mobile-Cranes, Concrete Batch-plant, Concrete Conveying Systems, Heavy Lift Cranes transferring from the Nevada Nuclear Weapon Test Site – Structures Target Chamber – Switchyards – Laser Building – Control Building  responsible for the field construction execution of the structures and civil works including on-site project management for a duration of two years

US Department of Energy Site 300 Project

• Location: Livermore California USA
• Description: Site 300 is an 7000 acres remote experimental Concrete Bunker test site for nuclear weapons operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. 
• Scope: Cost Estimate for concrete bunker structure and civil works

AP 1000 Nuclear Power Plant (1000 Megawatt)

• Design Type: Westinghouse AP 1000 (Japan’s Toshiba 60% Frances’s Engie 40%)
• Location: Moorside West Cumbria Wales UK
• Description: three units capacity 3.33 GWe – Westinghouse AP1000 pressurized water reactor (PWR) 1110 MWe cost $6.8 billion
• Scope: Cost Estimate Concrete Structures construction for Units 1 and 2 and civil works

STP Nuclear Power Plant (2700 Megawatt)

• Design Type: Toshiba Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR)
• Location: Bay City Texas USA
• Description: two units capacity 2.77 GWe – ABWR nuclear power plant design. Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corporation, was selected as the contractor Units 3 and 4. cost $10 billion
• The two planned units do not currently have a planned construction date
• Scope: Cost Estimates for Concrete Structure construction and civil works

Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant

• Design Type: PWR
• Location: Hollywood Alabama USA
• Description: Cost Estimate to continue the completion (restart of construction) of Unit 1 – on 10 September 2021, TVA submitted a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission withdrawing its request for an extension of the construction permits for the plant’s unfinished Babcock & Wilcox pressurized water reactors. The permits expired on 1 October 2021. This effectively stopped any prospect of completing the plant as a nuclear generation facility
• Scope: Cost Estimates for completion structures construction and civil works

Indian Point Nuclear Power Project

• Design Type: 3 Units Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactors PWR cost $3.35 billion
• Location: Buchanan New York USA
• The facility has permanently ceased power operations as of April 30, 2021
• Scope: Cost Estimates Submerged Water Intake Structure and civil works