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> Given that it has cost around $11 Billion [...] Note that due to the fixed-price nature of the original supply contract, the total cost of the plant was "onl
by AnssiH 5y ago
> Given that it has cost around $11 Billion [...]
Note that due to the fixed-price nature of the original supply contract, the total cost of the plant was "only" €5.7B ($6.4B) to the owner/operator (TVO).
The $10B-$11B is the estimated cost to the plant supplier (Areva NP/Framatome), i.e. they made a huge loss.
Finnish source of numbers: https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/olkiluoto-3-alkaa-tuottaa-sahkoa-viimein-lokakuussa-laitoksen-hinta-on-nyt-5-7-miljardia-euroa/cc791f7a-0889-458e-8944-8c491d4a2525 https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/olkiluoto-3-alkaa-tuottaa... (paywall)