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And thorium is bound to be even cheaper, as it's readily available in massive quantities.
by lloeki 15y ago
And thorium is bound to be even cheaper, as it's readily available in massive quantities.
- neutronicus 15y agoLike I said, the cost of fuel doesn't matter. Fuel could be free, and a new reactor would still take forever to pay for itself.
- ingeborgsjon 15y agoBut if you look at the design you will see that it's much more simple than a PWR. All calculations I've seen puts the cost of construction well below the cost of modern PWRs. And the cost of fuel is still important, uranium isn't getting cheaper.
- neutronicus 15y ago> All calculations I've seen puts the cost of construction well below the cost of modern PWRs. And what calculations are those?