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All I read about are nuclear reactors getting more and more expensive to where they aren’t even feasible when they are completed. Why would these escape that?
by JohnJamesRambo 5y ago
All I read about are nuclear reactors getting more and more expensive to where they aren’t even feasible when they are completed. Why would these escape that?
> Among the surprising findings in the study, which covered 50 years of U.S. nuclear power plant construction data, was that, contrary to expectations, building subsequent plants based on an existing design actually costs more, not less, than building the initial plant.
- _dain_ 5y ago>Why would these escape that? Because they're smaller and faster to build.
- ch4s3 5y agoThe regulations changed a loonoverleg that time period as the tech evolved, so old designed needed expensive modifications and recertifications to meet new standards which would often get released during construction. Being able to build modular reactors in a factory would change that.