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That graph shows nothing of the sort, and it conveniently excludes the 2010s, where Areva's Olkiluoto 3 plant in Finland has been under construction for 17 year

• ncmncm 4y ago
  Even after being declared finished, it isn't.
• pyrale 4y ago
  > That graph shows nothing of the sort CP0: first reactor 6.5y, last reactor 5y CP1: first reactor 6y, last reactor 5y CP2: first reactor 5y, last reactor 6y P4 : first reactor 7y, last reactor 6y P'4: first reactor 7y, last reactor 6.5y N4 : first reactor 12y, last reactor 7.5y That's 5/6 designs where building multiple plants lead to faster build times. > it conveniently excludes Honestly, I suspect you're just namedroping here. But let's adress the point: Olkiluoto and Flamanville are the first 2 reactors of their generation, I'm not sure what you want to compare them to in terms of build time. My guess is that Hinkley point will get built much faster, and that we may see further improvements if more are built.