Construction Cost Growth for New Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities

Kubic, Jr., William L.¹ 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

DOI  :  10.2172/1133315
RP-ID  :  LA-UR-14-23698
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1133315

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Cost growth and construction delays are problems that plague many large construction projects including the construction of new Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities. A study was conducted to evaluate cost growth of large DOE construction projects. The purpose of the study was to compile relevant data, consider the possible causes of cost growth, and recommend measures that could be used to avoid extreme cost growth in the future. Both large DOE and non-DOE construction projects were considered in this study. With the exception of Chemical and Metallurgical Research Building Replacement Project (CMRR) and the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF), cost growth for DOE Nuclear facilities is comparable to the growth experienced in other mega construction projects. The largest increase in estimated cost was found to occur between early cost estimates and establishing the project baseline during detailed design. Once the project baseline was established, cost growth for DOE nuclear facilities was modest compared to non-DOE mega projects.