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Most reactors in the US are old and require a lot of maintenance. I think that if the US built modern reactors like those in Canada and France nuclear could be
by klondike_ 8y ago
Most reactors in the US are old and require a lot of maintenance. I think that if the US built modern reactors like those in Canada and France nuclear could be more price competitive.
Unfortunately most proposals to build new plants are shot down pretty quickly by red tape and NIMBYs
- fulafel 8y agoNew reactors are plagued by huge, hundreds of percent cost and schedule overruns, over originally expensive plans. See the current EPR projects.