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Yes, you are right, most of the cost is still outside of nuclear island. But the single costliest part would still be a reactor, despite it itself being a smal

Yes, you are right, most of the cost is still outside of nuclear island. But the single costliest part would still be a reactor, despite it itself being a small part of the plant cost. Turbines may've been more expensive than reactors for gigawatt scale plants decades ago, but large steam turbines went down in price considerably exactly because of mass manufacturing.

kragen 5y ago
Have you been able to find reliable pricing information for large steam turbines? I've been looking for quite a while and haven't managed to find a good source, especially for historical data.
- baybal2 5y ago
  Unfortunately not except of "tens of megabucks" range
  - kragen 5y ago
    Have you been able to find reliable pricing information about the turbines in the tens of megabucks range? Those are the ones that matter for the cost of grid power, I think.