| Cost Elements | Metric | Units | English | Units |
| Mass of centerpost, 85% Cu, 15% H2O (11/98 strawman) | 8.51E+05 | kg | 1.87E+06 | lb |
| Mass including 5% wastage | 8.94E+05 | kg | 1.97E+06 | lb |
| Deposition rate with 10 laser heads (20 kg/hr for each head) | 200.00 | kg/h | 440.00 | lb/h |
| Elapsed time (total mass/rate) | 186.18 | d | ||
| Setup time | 250.00 | h | ||
| Build labor time, 1 operator + 0.5 assistant | 6702.41 | h | ||
| Inspection and rework (25%) | 1675.60 | h | ||
| Total labor hours | 8628.02 | h | ||
| Fabrication cost @ $150/h include site premium and overtime | $1,294,202 | $ | ||
| Matl unit cost ($0.72/lb + $0.50/lb (alyng/prcsng) +$0.08 shpng) | $2.86 | $/kg | $1.30 | $/lb |
| Material cost | $2,555,853 | |||
| Energy requirement/head @20 kg/h (heating and melting) | 3.75 | kW | ||
| Energy input/head @ 20% conversion efficiency | 18.75 | kW | ||
| Total energy consumption, 10 heads (ET + 30% inspt/rework time) | 932054 | kWh | ||
| Total energy cost @$0.10/kWh | $93,205 | |||
| Assume construction within Reactor Building | See Act 21.02 | Reactor Building | ||
| Copper powder storage container | $50,000 | |||
| Copper powder transport system | $25,000 | |||
| Assembly fixture and vertical positioning system | $125,000 | |||
| Horizontal positioning system (coarse control) | $60,000 | |||
| Vernier raster system (10 + frame) | $250,000 | |||
| Laser forming heads (10@$45,000 ea) + spares | $500,000 | |||
| Power supplies, 200 kW total | $100,000 | |||
| Argon shield | $24,000 | |||
| Argon supply and recovery system | $20,000 | |||
| Computer | $25,000 | |||
| Hardware cost | $1,179,000 | |||
| Subtotal | $5,122,261 | |||
| Contingency (20%) | $ 1,024,452 | |||
| Prime contractor fee (12%) | $ 737,606 | |||
| Total | $ 6,884,319 | |||
| Unit cost | $8.09 | $/kg |