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It's technically not quite that way, shutting down a nuclear reactor doesn't destroy it like a blast furnace. However it might be practically true after a coupl
by Maakuth 3y ago
It's technically not quite that way, shutting down a nuclear reactor doesn't destroy it like a blast furnace. However it might be practically true after a couple of years. The institutional knowledge is gone, many moving parts degraded due to stillness. And also a lot of relicensing to do. That must be way harder for a plant that's not currently operational.
- troupo 3y agoThere's also a good discussion here: https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/7394/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-restart-a-nuclear-power-plant https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/7394/why-doe...