Project costs
The final cost of the project is impacted by many factors, including the volume of used nuclear fuel to be managed.
Overview
Based on the latest projection, at the end of the planned operation of Canada's existing nuclear reactors, the number of used fuel bundles could total up to about 5.5 million. This places the cost of the project at an estimated $26 billion (in 2020 dollars) over the approximately 175-year life cycle of the project.
The NWMO updates the cost estimate at least every five years.
The NWMO updates the cost estimate at least every five years.
Cost estimate reports – 2021
Cost estimate reports – 2016
Cost estimate reports – 2011
- APM Conceptual Design and Cost Estimate for a Deep Geological Repository in Crystalline Rock - Summary Report (October 2011)
- APM Conceptual Design and Cost Estimate Update, Deep Geological Repository in Crystalline Rock - NWMO Input to Cost Estimate (October 2011)
- APM Conceptual Design and Cost Estimate Update, Deep Geological Repository Design Report, Crystalline Rock Environment - Copper Used Fuel Container (August 2011)
- APM Conceptual Design and Cost Estimate Update - Transportation Design Report (August 2011)
- APM Conceptual Design and Cost Estimate Update - Life Cycle Cost Estimate for Used Fuel Transportation System (August 2011)
- APM Conceptual Design and Cost Estimate Update, Deep Geological Repository Lifecycle Cost and Schedule Report, Crystalline Rock Environment - Copper Used Fuel Container (August 2011)
