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Well, at least the Hungarians aren't dumb (i.e., know basic math). They're planning a few more reactors. Guess everyone else can huddle around the ikea furnatur

Well, at least the Hungarians aren't dumb (i.e., know basic math). They're planning a few more reactors. Guess everyone else can huddle around the ikea furnature fires...

epistasis 4y ago
I would suggest that the French also know basic math. It is great that Hungary has been able to build a reactor, but they will need a lot more, and it would also be good if they could share some of that construction knowledge with their neighbors, or even build for them.
- cpursley 4y ago
  That would be the Russians: https://balkangreenenergynews.com/hungary-to-build-paks-ii-nuclear-power-plant-with-russia/ https://balkangreenenergynews.com/hungary-to-build-paks-ii-n... Ironically, Russian reactors would reduce dependence on Russian gas. That kindof hurts my brain.
  - epistasis 4y ago
    Oops, for some reason I thought Hungary had their own design and supply chains... That leaves China and South Korea as the only groups left with know how. And China is probably out for similar reasons. South Korea has had a few corruption issues but maybe they have fixed those. I still have questions about whether advanced economies should be generating power from giant, complex construction projects when their manufacturing productivity is so massively dominant over construction prductivity. But I would love to be proven wrong about advanced economies' ability to build nuclear economically.
    - cpursley 4y ago
      Fair points. One is under construction in my home state of Georgia, USA and there's all sorts of price overruns.
    - konart 4y ago
      >That leaves China and South Korea as the only groups left with know how. South Korea just singed a deal with Russia. They are going to build nuclear plant for Egypt: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220828-russia-south-korea-sign-2-2bn-deal-to-build-egypts-first-nuclear-plant/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220828-russia-south-kore...

Well, at least the Hungarians aren't dumb (i.e., know basic math). They're planning a few more reactors. Guess everyone else can huddle around the ikea furnature fires...

epistasis 4y ago

I would suggest that the French also know basic math. It is great that Hungary has been able to build a reactor, but they will need a lot more, and it would also be good if they could share some of that construction knowledge with their neighbors, or even build for them.

cpursley 4y ago
That would be the Russians: https://balkangreenenergynews.com/hungary-to-build-paks-ii-nuclear-power-plant-with-russia/ https://balkangreenenergynews.com/hungary-to-build-paks-ii-n... Ironically, Russian reactors would reduce dependence on Russian gas. That kindof hurts my brain.
- epistasis 4y ago
  Oops, for some reason I thought Hungary had their own design and supply chains... That leaves China and South Korea as the only groups left with know how. And China is probably out for similar reasons. South Korea has had a few corruption issues but maybe they have fixed those. I still have questions about whether advanced economies should be generating power from giant, complex construction projects when their manufacturing productivity is so massively dominant over construction prductivity. But I would love to be proven wrong about advanced economies' ability to build nuclear economically.
  - cpursley 4y ago
    Fair points. One is under construction in my home state of Georgia, USA and there's all sorts of price overruns.
  - konart 4y ago
    >That leaves China and South Korea as the only groups left with know how. South Korea just singed a deal with Russia. They are going to build nuclear plant for Egypt: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220828-russia-south-korea-sign-2-2bn-deal-to-build-egypts-first-nuclear-plant/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220828-russia-south-kore...