Nuclear Power Technology Development Section

NUCLEAR DESALINATION

Title: Examining the Economics of Seawater Desalination using the DEEP Code (2000)
Abstract:
This Technical Document presents analysis of the results of the study initiated by the IAEA on comparison of costs of nuclear and fossil fuel energy sources coupled with selected seawater desalination processes, including regional studies and sensitivity analysis. The economical modelling was performed with use of the Desalination Economic Evaluation Program code (DEEP) released in 1998 which incorporated the latest advances in economic modelling and technological changes in both desalination and reactor technologies.
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