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Miniaturization is not desirable for nuclear power because of regulation. Each nuclear power plant is required to pay 375 million dollars in insurance, regardle
by Manuel_D 5y ago
Miniaturization is not desirable for nuclear power because of regulation. Each nuclear power plant is required to pay 375 million dollars in insurance, regardless of size. So this incentivizes building plants as large as possible.
Even without regulation, things like surface area to volume ratio still make larger reactors more efficient.