Sure, but would the economics of scale really apply here? Would a small reactor be simpler to build and maintain than a big one, for an equivalent energy outpu

Sure, but would the economics of scale really apply here? Would a small reactor be simpler to build and maintain than a big one, for an equivalent energy output? I'm no nuclear engineer or scientist, but I'm not sure that a smaller reactor can output more energy per dollar. I don't think that smaller reactor equals more safety, and most of the cost involved with nuclear energy has something to do with safety.