The effect nuclear fuel has on power generation prices

Here is a comparison of how much cheaper overall energy would be for the people of Malaysia if the nuclear power was used.

 

These show that a doubling of fuel prices would result in the electricity cost for nuclear rising about 9%, for coal rising 31% and for gas 66%. Gas prices have since risen significantly.

The impact of varying the uranium price in isolation is shown below in a worked example of a typical US plant, assuming no alteration in the tails assay at the enrichment plant.