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While the building of nuclear plants indeed takes decades. I would like to point out that the US navy has taken delivery of 22 nuclear power-plants in the last
by throwawayffffas 5y ago
While the building of nuclear plants indeed takes decades. I would like to point out that the US navy has taken delivery of 22 nuclear power-plants in the last 20 years for the Virginia class submarines[1] alone.
If there was a real push for nuclear energy there would be a way to build a plant a year.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine#Boats_in_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine#Boats...
- throwawayffffas 5y agoAlso each one of these submarines costs 2.8 billion dollars. Given the complexity of the submarines and the cost of other navy assets (1.8 billion for an Arleigh Burke destroyer), I think it would be safe to assume the cost of the reactor is under a billion dollars.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoThose billion dollar reactors can't power a city though. Maybe a small town of a couple or three hundred people? For a billion dollars? ehhhhhhh