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Calculate the cost of 1 kg of uranium-fabricated fuel at the time the fuel goes into the core, assuming 12.5% cost of money compounded monthly.

Calculate the cost of 1 kg of uranium-fabricated fuel at the time the fuel goes into the core, assuming 12.5% cost of money compounded monthly. Also assume the following:

Enrichment (at 3.2% enrichment, 0.2% tails, and $105 per SWU) costs approximately $500/kg..

Enrichment losses are 487.1%.

Conversion losses are 0.5%.

U3O8 costs $60 lb /U3O8 .

Conversion costs $10/ kgU

Fabrication-transportation costs $220/kg.

Loss in Fabrication is 0.8%.

Start of operation is date zero (fuel goes into the core).

Uranium was paid for 24 months before date zero.

Conversion costs were paid 15 months before date zero.

Enrichment costs were paid 10 months before date zero.

Fabrication costs were paid 3 months before date zero.

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