The Nuclear Power Market in 2026

The global nuclear power market reached $40.5 billion in 2025 and is valued at $38.57 billion in 2026 by some measures depending on market scope, figures vary across sources because some analysts include fuel processing and decommissioning services, while others track only electricity generation. Either way, the trajectory is consistent: the market is projected to reach $51.83 billion by 2035, a CAGR of roughly 3%, driven by three structural forces, decarbonisation mandates, rising demand for firm dispatchable power, and AI data-centre operators who need 24/7 clean baseload that variable renewables cannot guarantee alone. (Precedence Research, 2026; Fortune Business Insights, 2025.)

The installed global fleet generates approximately 2,600 TWh per year from around 440 operating reactors across 32 countries. France demonstrates what a committed fleet looks like: 56 reactors supply 70-75% of the country's electricity, and EDF's workforce numbers over 220,000, roughly 5,000-6,000 new hires per year to replace attrition. The US operates 93 reactors across 28 states, generating about 778 TWh in 2024 (roughly 19% of total US electricity), with the Inflation Reduction Act's production tax credit of up to 1.5 ¢/kWh supporting existing plants from 2024 to 2032.

The dominant shift in new build is the pivot from large gigawatt-scale plants toward small modular reactors (SMRs). NuScale Power became the first SMR developer to receive NRC design certification (2022), and ENTRA1 Energy signed a landmark agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2025 to deploy up to 6 GW of NuScale capacity, with first commercial modules targeted for 2030. TerraPower's Natrium SMR (345 MW, sodium-cooled with integrated molten salt energy storage) broke ground in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in June 2024. Kairos Power's Hermes demonstration reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is also advancing toward first heat. These projects represent the first new-construction nuclear projects licensed and financed entirely outside the traditional regulated utility model.

Why Capacity Factor Is the Number That Drives Nuclear Economics

Nuclear's 90-93% capacity factor is not just a technical curiosity, it is the core financial argument for the asset class. A 1,200 MW nuclear plant running at 92% produces approximately 9.66 TWh per year. A 1,200 MW solar farm at a 23% capacity factor produces 2.42 TWh. To deliver the same annual output as that nuclear plant, you need roughly four times the solar nameplate capacity and the grid storage to shift generation across nights and cloudy periods. For corporate offtakers signing 20-year power purchase agreements, nuclear's flat, predictable output profile has a value that raw LCOE comparisons routinely undercount.

The US nuclear fleet's average production cost was $31.76/MWh in 2023, operating costs only, excluding capital. New advanced reactor LCOE ranges from $60-$110/MWh depending on capital structure (EIA 2024 ATB; Lazard LCOE+ June 2025). SMRs aimed at Nth-of-a-kind production target $50-$80/MWh. None of these figures beat utility-scale solar or wind on pure LCOE, but they compete on dispatchability, grid services, and long-duration baseload for applications where intermittency is operationally unacceptable.

Capital Sources and Financing for Nuclear Projects

Nuclear power plant development sits well above the SBA 7(a) loan ceiling of $5M, but understanding the full capital stack is essential to a credible business plan. The NAICS classification for nuclear electric power generation is 221113, and this code governs how federal lenders and development finance institutions categorise the sector. Four primary capital pathways exist for US-based nuclear ventures:

1. DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) Title XVII

The most significant financing source for new US nuclear projects. Title XVII offers conditional loan guarantees for innovative clean energy projects, including advanced nuclear. TerraPower's Natrium project and several SMR developers have pursued or secured LPO conditional commitments. Loan guarantees typically cover 80% of project costs; the remaining 20% must come from equity. Interest rates are Treasury-rate plus a spread, materially below commercial project finance rates for an unproven technology. For a $3B SMR project, an LPO guarantee on $2.4B reduces annual debt service by tens of millions relative to commercial-only financing.

2. Regulated Utility Rate Base

The traditional model for large conventional plants. A regulated utility (Duke Energy, Dominion, Southern Company) earns a guaranteed rate of return on capital invested in a nuclear plant, with construction costs recoverable through customer rates. Plant Vogtle was financed this way, Georgia Power, the regulated subsidiary of Southern Company, passed $35B+ in construction costs to Georgia ratepayers under a state-approved rate recovery structure. This model requires state public utility commission approval and is unavailable to merchant generators or new entrants without utility backing.

3. Contracts for Difference (UK) and Power Purchase Agreements (US)

Long-term revenue contracts are the linchpin of project finance for merchant or semi-merchant nuclear assets. In the UK, the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model, being developed for Sizewell C, allows equity investors to earn a return during construction, reducing upfront equity requirements. In the US, 20-to-30-year PPAs with corporate offtakers (data centre operators, hydrogen producers) at $60-$90/MWh provide the revenue visibility that project lenders require. ENTRA1 Energy's TVA agreement for NuScale capacity is structured as a long-term PPA.

4. Private Equity and Strategic Investment

TerraPower is backed by Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy and has raised over $830M in private capital. Kairos Power, X-energy, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and Oklo are backed by a mix of venture capital, strategic corporates (Google has signed a PPA with Kairos Power), and sovereign wealth. For business plan purposes, private investment rounds typically require proof of regulatory progress (NRC pre-application engagement, site option), a signed offtake letter of intent, and a credible leadership team with prior nuclear operating or regulatory experience.

For the UK market, Sizewell C's £38 billion investment (confirmed 2025) combines HM Government equity stake, institutional investors, and the RAB model, a useful benchmark for structuring a UK nuclear project finance section in your business plan. (NucNet, 2025.)

Capital Cost Breakdown: Conventional Plants vs. SMRs

Capital costs dominate nuclear economics, accounting for roughly 80% of total lifecycle expense. The split between conventional large reactors and small modular reactors is significant enough to be treated as two separate business models:

Conventional Large Reactor (1,000-1,600 MW)

US range: $5B-$35B+ depending on whether the design is first-of-a-kind or second-plus. The US EIA estimates overnight construction costs at $7,821/kWe for advanced nuclear in 2023 values, so a 1,200 MW plant carries roughly $9.4B in overnight costs before financing. Real-world first-of-a-kind projects substantially exceed overnight estimates: Plant Vogtle's two AP1000 reactors cost more than $35B total versus a $14B original contract price. Hinkley Point C in Somerset, UK, two EPR reactors, carries a projected cost of approximately £48 billion in 2026 prices, nearly double the 2012 estimate.

Small Modular Reactors (under 300 MW)

US range: $3B-$9.3B per project for first-of-a-kind builds. NuScale's cancelled Idaho UAMPS project escalated from $5.3B to a projected $9.3B, the cancellation came from cost escalation making the power uncompetitive for that specific customer base. TerraPower's Natrium project in Kemmerer, Wyoming, has a publicly stated target well below $4B for the first unit. Manufacturing costs per kW are projected to fall as production scales; nth-of-a-kind SMR estimates run $3,000-$6,000/kW versus conventional nuclear's $7,675-$12,500/kW.

Cost Component Breakdown

• Site acquisition and land rights: $50M-$500M (US) · £30M-£400M (UK). Includes seismic surveys, hydrological studies, and option agreements.
• NRC or ONR licensing and permitting: $50M-$200M (US) · £30M-£150M (UK). Includes legal costs, application fees, hearing support, and staff secondment to regulators.
• Reactor design and engineering (AP1000, EPR, or SMR): $500M-$2B (US) · £400M-£1.5B (UK) for FOAK. Repeat units benefit from vendor-supplied certified designs.
• Civil construction, containment, cooling towers, turbine hall: $3B-$15B per reactor (US large). The single largest cost driver; labour productivity losses are the primary overrun mechanism.
• Nuclear fuel procurement (initial core load): $50M-$150M. Enriched uranium fuel costs vary with enrichment level and market price; SMRs may use higher-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) at premium.
• Reactor operator training and NRC licensing programme: $10M-$50M. The NRC requires 18-24 months of site-specific training before candidates sit the comprehensive licensing exam.
• Emergency planning zone (EPZ) infrastructure: $20M-$100M. Includes sirens, evacuation planning, communications, and coordination with state/local emergency management.
• Security infrastructure (10 CFR Part 73): $30M-$100M. Includes armed response force, physical protection systems, and cybersecurity for digital I&C systems.
• Decommissioning trust fund (10 CFR 50.75 / UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority): $500M-$1.5B (US) · £400M-£1.2B (UK). Must be funded or bonded before the operating licence activates. Often treated as an "off-balance sheet" liability in business plans, but it is real and NDA/NRC-required.

Funding Routes for Nuclear Ventures

Beyond the capital sources detailed above, several public-sector mechanisms reduce upfront equity requirements:

• DOE Loan Programs Office Title XVII (US): loan guarantees up to 80% of project cost for advanced nuclear projects. Applicable NAICS: 221113. Applicants need a signed offtake agreement or regulatory milestone.
• DOE Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP): cost-share grants for SMR demonstration projects. TerraPower and X-energy are ARDP awardees.
• Inflation Reduction Act clean electricity investment tax credit (ITC): technology-neutral 6-30% ITC for new clean generation capacity from 2025, applicable to nuclear.
• UK Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model: allows equity recovery during construction, dramatically reducing the upfront equity gap that has stalled UK nuclear development since 2012.
• UK Great British Nuclear (GBN) programme: government-backed entity to co-develop and co-finance SMR projects, including Rolls-Royce SMR.
• Export-Import Bank financing: available for US reactor exports (e.g., AP1000 reactors to Poland, Bulgaria), relevant for business plans covering international project development.

Major Reactor Systems and Equipment

A business plan for a nuclear power plant must demonstrate command of the capital equipment categories. Investors and project lenders expect to see equipment costs broken out by systems grouping, with vendor names and lead-time data where available. Below is the primary systems inventory for a conventional pressurised water reactor (PWR) or BWR; SMR configurations vary but follow similar categories.

Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS)

• Reactor pressure vessel (RPV): $80M-$200M per unit. Manufactured by Doosan Enerbility (Korea), Japan Steel Works, or Sheffield Forgemasters (UK). Lead time: 4-6 years for forgings. A critical long-lead item that must be ordered before NRC/ONR construction consent in most project schedules.
• Steam generators (PWR): $30M-$80M per unit (typically 2-4 per reactor). Doosan and Framatome (Areva successor) are primary suppliers. Each weighs 300-650 tonnes and requires specialised heavy-lift logistics.
• Reactor coolant pumps: $5M-$15M each; 4 per typical PWR loop. EMD/ESCO Technologies and Curtiss-Wright supply most Western fleet components.
• Pressuriser (PWR only): $15M-$30M. Controls system pressure; failure of this component is a core safety system event.

Turbine-Generator Island

• High-pressure/low-pressure steam turbines: $80M-$200M per unit. GE Vernova (formerly GE Power), Siemens Energy, and Alstom are primary suppliers. Lead time: 3-4 years.
• Generator and transformer: $30M-$80M. High-voltage step-up transformers are also long-lead items (18-24 months from specialised manufacturers like ABB, Siemens, or SPX).
• Feedwater heaters and condenser: $15M-$40M. Typically procured from regional heat-exchanger manufacturers; shorter lead times than nuclear-grade components.

Safety and Instrumentation & Control Systems

• Emergency core cooling systems (ECCS): $40M-$120M. Includes high-pressure injection, accumulator tanks, and residual heat removal. AP1000 uses passive ECCS, a significant advantage for licensing and O&M costs.
• Digital instrumentation & control (I&C) platform: $50M-$150M. Framatome Teleperm XS, Westinghouse Common Q, and GE/Hitachi NUMAC are the dominant platforms. NRC software QA requirements under 10 CFR 50 Appendix B are extensive.
• Containment structure and liner: $200M-$500M. Reinforced concrete structure; manufacturing is on-site and constitutes the largest single civil works item after the reactor building foundation.
• Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) pool and dry cask storage system: $30M-$80M. SNF pools must accommodate at minimum 10 years of spent fuel; dry cask storage is required at most US sites due to the absence of a federal repository (Yucca Mountain remains unlicensed).

Balance of Plant and Auxiliary Systems

• Cooling water system (river, ocean, or cooling towers): $100M-$400M. Site-dependent; large inland sites require cooling towers with water consumption rates of 1,000-3,000 gallons per MWh, a significant environmental permitting consideration.
• Electrical switchyard and grid interconnection: $100M-$500M+. Grid interconnection in congested regions (PJM, CAISO) can equal or exceed reactor procurement costs. FERC Queue reform in the US means new interconnection agreements take 4-6 years.
• Radwaste treatment and storage facility: $20M-$80M. Low-level radioactive waste processing is subject to NRC 10 CFR Part 61; most US sites have on-site interim storage.

Revenue Streams, Margin Structure, and Unit Economics

Nuclear's financial profile is the inverse of renewables: high fixed capital, low marginal operating cost, and extremely predictable output. The business plan must address three distinct revenue phases, development (pre-revenue), construction (negative cash flow), and operations (the payback period), because lenders and investors model all three separately.

Primary Revenue Stream: Electricity Sales

The core revenue driver is the sale of electricity under one or more of these structures:

• Wholesale spot market (deregulated US states): PJM, MISO, NYISO prices average $25-$50/MWh. Existing US plants with amortised capital earn comfortable margins at these prices ($31.76/MWh production cost in 2023 per Statista). New build cannot be financed on spot prices alone.
• Power Purchase Agreement (PPA): 20-30-year bilateral contract with an industrial or utility buyer. Data centres and AI infrastructure operators are the fastest-growing PPA counterparties; Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have all signed nuclear-specific PPAs or letters of intent. PPA rates for new advanced nuclear are targeting $60-$90/MWh.
• Contract for Difference (UK): the UK government sets a "strike price" and pays the difference if market prices fall below it (or the plant pays back the difference if prices exceed it). Hinkley Point C negotiated a strike price of £92.50/MWh in 2012 money, inflated to roughly £135/MWh by 2026 under the CPI escalation clause. This was politically controversial but financially essential for project bankability.
• Capacity market payments: most organised capacity markets (PJM Capacity Performance, UK Capacity Market) pay nuclear plants for availability. These add $3-$8/MWh equivalent in US markets, and £15-£30/kW/year in the UK, meaningful but not the primary revenue driver.

Unit Economics: Worked Example

Consider a single 1,200 MW reactor (conventional AP1000 or EPR-sized):

• Annual generation at 92% capacity factor: 1,200 MW × 8,760 hrs × 0.92 = 9.66 TWh (9,660 GWh)
• Revenue at $70/MWh PPA rate: 9,660,000 MWh × $70 = $676M/year
• Operating cost (fuel, staff, maintenance, insurance): ~$31-$40/MWh × 9.66 TWh = $300M-$386M/year
• Gross margin before debt service: $290M-$376M/year, approximately 43-56% gross margin
• Annual debt service on $10B at 6% over 40 years: ~$580M/year, exceeds gross margin in early decades, which is why long construction periods and first-of-a-kind cost overruns are existential for project finance
• Breakeven point: typically 25-35 years into a 60-year operating life, once debt service drops and the plant operates on essentially fuel + O&M costs alone

Staffing Cost and the Operating Labour Model

Each nuclear power plant employs 500-800 full-time workers, with approximately $100M spent on labour per reactor per year across the US fleet (Nuclear Energy Institute). The workforce profile is heavily technical: roughly two-thirds of positions are supervisory, technical, or management. Key roles include:

• Licensed Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators: NRC-licensed; training pipeline 18-24 months. Compensation typically $80,000-$130,000/year.
• Health Physics Technicians: monitor radiation exposure, manage dosimetry programmes. Typically $55,000-$85,000/year.
• Nuclear Engineers (reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, I&C): $100,000-$160,000/year.
• Plant Security Force (armed response): required under 10 CFR Part 73; typically 150-300 personnel per site.
• Maintenance trades (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation): blend of staff and contractor; significant during refuelling outages (typically every 18-24 months).

Secondary Revenue and Cost Mitigation

• Inflation Reduction Act production tax credit: up to 1.5 ¢/kWh for existing plants (2024-2032); clean electricity production credit for new plants from 2025.
• Clean energy certificates (RECs/EACs): nuclear-eligible in 24 US states; Corporate buyers pay $1-$3/MWh premium for nuclear-tagged clean energy certificates.
• Steam / process heat sales: co-location with industrial facilities (hydrogen electrolysis, desalination, district heating) can add $5-$20/MWh equivalent in additional revenue from waste heat.
• Grid ancillary services: frequency regulation, spinning reserve, and black-start capability, typically $2-$5/MWh equivalent in organised US markets.

Regulatory Licensing: NRC (US), ONR (UK), and Beyond

Regulatory approval is not just a box to tick, it shapes the entire project schedule, cash flow profile, and risk register. A business plan that treats licensing as a 2-year timeline item will not survive due diligence. The realistic NRC Combined License (COL) review takes 3-5 years alone, and the total time from site selection to first power is 15-20 years for first-of-a-kind projects.

United States, NRC Licensing Pathways

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates all commercially-owned nuclear power plants. Two primary licensing pathways exist:

• Combined License (COL) under 10 CFR Part 52: the current standard for new builds. A single licence covers construction and conditional operation. NRC review takes 3-5 years; costs for the applicant include legal, engineering, and NRC staff fee reimbursement totalling $50M-$200M. The COL activates for operation only after the applicant demonstrates all licence conditions are met, including decommissioning funding assurance under 10 CFR 50.75.
• Two-step process (10 CFR Part 50): separate construction permit and operating licence; used for existing plants but not preferred for new builds. The Part 52 COL process was specifically designed to reduce investment uncertainty by resolving safety questions before construction begins.
• Individual Reactor Operator (RO) and Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) licences: every person who operates or supervises reactor controls must hold a personal NRC licence under 10 CFR Part 55. Candidates complete 18-24 months of site-specific training, pass a written examination, and pass an operating test. Plants typically budget $10M-$50M for operator training programmes.
• Decommissioning funding assurance (10 CFR 50.75 and 50.82): financial assurance of $500M-$1.5B must be in place before the operating licence activates. Mechanisms include prepayment, trust fund, surety bond, or government guarantee.

United Kingdom, ONR Licensing

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) licenses nuclear installations under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 and attaches 36 Standard Conditions covering design, construction, operation, and decommissioning.

• Generic Design Assessment (GDA): a 4-6-year technical review of the reactor design conducted jointly by ONR and the Environment Agency (England). The AP1000 and EPR designs completed GDA in 2017. New designs (e.g., Rolls-Royce SMR) are currently in GDA. Cost is primarily borne by the reactor vendor; $100M-$400M total.
• Nuclear Site Licence (NSL): issued by ONR to the operator, not the reactor vendor. Requires satisfaction of 36 Standard Conditions and an approved safety case. ONR assessment fees plus applicant legal costs total £30M-£150M; timeline 2-4 years concurrent with or following GDA.
• Development Consent Order (DCO): planning consent from the Planning Inspectorate under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime. Required for any nuclear station above 50 MW. Examination period 6 months; total process 2-3 years. Cost: £10M-£50M for applicant.
• Environmental permit (Radioactive Substances legislation): issued by the Environment Agency in England, SEPA in Scotland, or Natural Resources Wales. 1-2 years concurrent with site licence.

France and Canada, Comparable Frameworks

France: The Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) grants construction and operating authorisations under Decree 2007-1557. EDF's fleet licence model allows new reactors of a certified design to benefit from previous approvals, a significant advantage. France's EPR2 programme (14 new reactors planned by 2050, EDF announcement 2022) operates under updated legislation designed to accelerate approvals. The French model is the closest analogue to what US or UK operators could achieve with standardised SMR production.

Canada: The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) issues licences under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. Ontario Power Generation's Darlington site has been selected for North America's first grid-scale SMR under a site preparation licence. Canada's SMR Action Plan (2018) made the country an early mover in SMR permitting frameworks.

Six Planning Mistakes That Kill Nuclear Projects

Nuclear project failures are not random. They cluster around a handful of predictable errors. Most plans that fail at the investor or lender due-diligence stage make one or more of these mistakes.

1. Compressing the Regulatory Timeline

Most failed or stalled nuclear business plans assume a 7-10 year total development timeline. Historically, first-of-a-kind plants require 15-20 years from site selection to commercial operation. SMRs aim to reduce this, TerraPower targets 2030 from a 2024 groundbreaking (6 years), but it benefits from ARDP cost-sharing, a pre-approved site, and a vendor team that has spent 15 years on the design. Plans built on 7-year assumptions without those same preconditions fail to account for regulatory hearing delays, design revisions, and supply chain lead times for long-lead components (reactor vessel forgings: 4-6 years).

2. Fixed-Price EPC Contracts Before Design Completion

Plant Vogtle's original $14 billion fixed-price contract with Westinghouse Electric was awarded before the AP1000 design drawings were fully finalised. When design revisions cascaded during construction, Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy protection in 2017 and the project's owner, Southern Company/Georgia Power, absorbed $35B+ in total costs, more than double the contract price. The lesson: fixed-price EPC contracting in nuclear requires 100% design completion before contract execution. Anything less transfers risk back to the owner in all but the most favourable interpretations.

3. Treating Decommissioning as a Future Problem

The NRC (10 CFR 50.75) and the UK ONR require funded decommissioning assurance before an operating licence activates. Decommissioning a single reactor costs $500M-$1.5B in the US (examples include Entergy's Vermont Yankee at roughly $1.24B). Business plans that footnote this as a "Year 60 item" will be rejected by any experienced nuclear project lender. The decommissioning trust fund must be established, or assured through a bond or government guarantee, at licence inception.

4. Modelling Revenue on Spot Prices Alone

At $25-$50/MWh wholesale spot prices, a new nuclear plant with $7,821/kWe overnight capital costs generates a deeply negative IRR. The business model only closes with a long-term PPA or CfD at $60-$110/MWh for new build. Plans that project revenue from spot markets, even with optimistic price forecasts, fail to demonstrate the revenue certainty that project lenders require. A signed letter of intent from an offtaker, or a regulatory framework that guarantees a minimum revenue floor, is not optional.

5. Understating Workforce and Training Costs

Each reactor requires 500-800 full-time employees once operational, plus 200-400 contractors during refuelling outages. Operator training programmes (NRC-mandated, 18-24 months) cost $10M-$50M per plant. Many business plans allocate half the needed headcount, then discover they cannot staff licensed operator positions without a 2-year lead time. Building the workforce plan and training pipeline into the pre-revenue development budget is not optional.

6. Ignoring Grid Interconnection Costs and Timelines

Transmission upgrades and grid interconnection can add $200M-$1B+ to nuclear project costs in regions with constrained transmission infrastructure. FERC's interconnection queue reform means new generator interconnection agreements in the US now take 4-6 years. A 1,200 MW nuclear plant connecting to PJM or CAISO in a congested area may require new high-voltage lines, substation upgrades, and reactive power compensation, costs and timelines that are frequently absent from early-stage business plans.

Sample Nuclear Power Plant Business Plan, Executive Summary Preview

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What's Inside the Nuclear Power Plant Business Plan Template

The template follows the standard structure expected by DOE loan programme offices, development finance institutions, and institutional equity investors. Sections include:

• Executive Summary: project concept, technology choice (large reactor vs. SMR), location rationale, capital ask, and headline financials
• Company and Team Overview: entity structure, founder credentials, advisory board (regulatory, finance, technical), and key hires plan
• Technology and Reactor Design: reactor type selection rationale, vendor relationship, design certification status, passive vs. active safety systems
• Market Analysis: regional electricity market, wholesale price history, offtaker landscape, competing generation sources, demand growth drivers
• Regulatory and Licensing Strategy: NRC COL / ONR Site Licence pathway, pre-application engagement status, GDA completion date (for UK), key regulatory milestones and dependencies
• Site Selection and Environmental Baseline: site criteria, cooling water source, seismic classification, proximity to population centres, transmission access, grid interconnection queue position
• Capital Cost Estimate: owner's estimate (OE) by systems category, contingency analysis, FOAK vs. NOAK cost adjustment rationale, EPC procurement strategy
• Financing Plan: capital stack (equity, debt, government guarantee), investor profiles, DOE LPO application timeline, offtake contract summary
• Revenue Model and Financial Projections: generation schedule, PPA / CfD pricing, production tax credit modelling, operating cost build-up, 5-year and 40-year pro forma P&L and cash flow
• Construction Schedule and Risk Register: milestone plan, long-lead procurement schedule, supply chain risk, first-of-a-kind vs. repeat-unit execution risk, construction contingency
• Operations Plan: workforce plan, operator training timeline, refuelling outage schedule, major maintenance cycles, decommissioning fund schedule
• Appendices: NRC pre-application correspondence, site option agreement summary, offtake LOI, comparable project benchmarks (Vogtle, Hinkley Point C, Natrium)

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