How much did Perry Nuclear Generating Station cost to build?
The Perry Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit, about 1,300 MW boiling-water reactor at North Perry, Ohio, whose construction began on 1 October 1974 and which received its initial operating licence in 1986, still running after state subsidies were added in 2019 when closure had been expected for 2021. Wikipedia's infobox gives its cost as USD 6.024 billion in 2007 dollars and the Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative restates the build as USD 7.4 billion in 2018 dollars.
Reported project cost
$6.024 billion
Cost basis: 2007
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2007
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Key dimensions
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- 1,300 MW
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