Indeed. As the article points out, reactors used to be under $2000/kw. The UK electricity wholesale price is currently at £100/MWh, so at current prices your ne

Indeed. As the article points out, reactors used to be under $2000/kw. The UK electricity wholesale price is currently at £100/MWh, so at current prices your new plant will make back its construction costs (ignoring operating costs for now) in two years of operation. Regulation has increased the cost of new nuclear sixfold (see Hinkley Point C).