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The cost is not a function of volumetric power density. I believe we have had this conversation before. The most expensive nuclear plant projected to be constr
by jjk166 5y ago
The cost is not a function of volumetric power density. I believe we have had this conversation before.
The most expensive nuclear plant projected to be constructed is the Hinkley Point C reactor. With all its overruns, it's projected that the cost will be £23 Billion, which works out to $3.37/Wth. $2/Wth is a $6 billion 1000 MWe plant, quite typical. Note that this is for reactors in the west, in China, where non-technical issues like NIMBYism aren't a concern, the cost is closer to $1/Wth.
- pfdietz 5y ago> The cost is not a function of volumetric power density. I believe we have had this conversation before. Yes, and you failed to make the case that larger things aren't more expensive than smaller things (all else being equal, but note that fission reactors are made of steel, not the complex sophisticated equipment of fusion reactors). We can continue the argument here, if you can come up with any argument for your position that makes any sense.