I think the potential for cost reduction in nuclear is far bigger. There is no inherent reason why a small reactor couldn't be mass produced. In a perfect worl

I think the potential for cost reduction in nuclear is far bigger. There is no inherent reason why a small reactor couldn't be mass produced. In a perfect world you would have a factory spitting out finished nuclear reactor every day. Transport it to a site, drop it into a concrete hole, connect the salt loop and plug in the refiling pipe. It really shouldn't need much operation other then planning how much to refuel. We have gotten used to thinking of nuclear reactors as these civil engineering projects with large costume one of designs, but there is no inherent reason why you can't produce them at comparable to speeds other items of that size are built. Really once you have the material qualified a nuclear reactor is in some ways simple then a rocket engine or an airplane. The problem in days world is that you need to get threw regulation (in the US factually not possible, and requires complex engagement with every countries regulatory scheme) and then you need enough costumers that you can actually invest in the assembly line.