Projection of nuclear power plants' levelized electricity costs U.S. 2027 & 2040

The levelized capital costs of advanced nuclear energy generation in the United States are expected to stand at 60.71 U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour in 2027 and slightly decrease to 57.31 U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour in 2040. Operation and maintenance costs, and transmission costs are expected to remain almost the same in that time period. Total system levelized cost are forecast to amount to 85.3 U.S. dollars in 2040.