【美国《原子能情报周刊》1983年5月9日第30页报道】据能源部预计,1970—1984财政年度,在气体离心计划上的费用将达24亿美元左右。目前预计气体离心工厂1994年全部建成时,总费用将达到74亿美元。1970——1984财政年度期间,能源部用于铀浓缩的研究和发展以及现有的和先进浓缩技术的小型试验工厂运行的费用,总计将达16亿美元。 [America’s “Atomic Intelligence Weekly” May 9, 1983, p. 30] According to the Ministry of Energy estimates, in the fiscal year 1970-1984, the cost of gas centrifuges will reach about 2.4 billion US dollars. At present, it is expected that when the gas centrifuge plant is completed in 1994, the total cost will reach US$7.4 billion. During the 1970-1984 fiscal year, the Ministry of Energy’s costs for the research and development of uranium enrichment and the operation of small pilot plants for existing and advanced enrichment technologies will total US$1.6 billion.