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All this tells us is that large scale power generation, and in particular nuclear generation, is a highly capital-intensive business that probably makes it unsu
by caf 11y ago
All this tells us is that large scale power generation, and in particular nuclear generation, is a highly capital-intensive business that probably makes it unsuitable for a startup to tackle.
- DennisP 11y agoTo the extent that the capital expense is a function of inefficient regulation, I'm not convinced we should just accept it as a natural law. Many of these reactors are small-scale designs, well within the range of funded startups. In fact, YCombinator invested in a nuclear fission startup: http://blog.samaltman.com/energy http://blog.samaltman.com/energy