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For additional data, a just announced start in Poland [1] is planned for $40B for 6 AP1000 reactors (6000 GW? maybe more), which sclaed down by 10x would make $

• KptMarchewa 3y ago
  Second power plant is going to be Korean APR1400, so even better price/performance.
  • natmaka 3y ago
    Not sure about this. For the Koreans (KEPCO) selling (even at a loss) their most recent nuclear plant (at Barakah) was vital because the Korean government then paused nuclear in Korea. Some shortcuts may have been useful ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_nuclear_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_nuclear_scandal ), and "various technical, organizational and management issues" were found ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barakah_nuclear_power_plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barakah_nuclear_power_plant ).
• Tade0 3y ago
  That was before the elections. The most recent news about it that I read said that they're reconsidering the location, which is going to introduce more delay and costs (even though it's justified, considering how the current location was chosen).