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Noob question but why the heck does it take so long to build a nuclear plant even in 2019? That’s longer than some FDA drug development
by travisporter 7y ago
Noob question but why the heck does it take so long to build a nuclear plant even in 2019? That’s longer than some FDA drug development
- cglace 7y agoSometimes they are never completed https://static.theintercept.com/amp/south-caroline-green-new-deal-south-carolina-nuclear-energy.html https://static.theintercept.com/amp/south-caroline-green-new...
- non-entity 7y agoLived there for about 2 years while that was going down. Constructions cost was offloaded to consumers in the from of energy cost increases. It was very controversial. I dont recall the details of why it failed, but iirc, it was also around the same time as the Westinghouse bankruptcy and it ended in the only F500 company headquartered in the Columbia area being bought. I knew a few people working there as contractors who lost a job. It's kinda sad we cant seem to finish projects like this. Nuclear energy seems one of the best bets at transitioning to renewable.
- sampo 7y ago> Noob question but why the heck does it take so long to build a nuclear plant even in 2019? China and Korea have been building plants, some even in under 5 years. It only takes 10 years in the Western countries.