> To improve those chances, there needs to be serious introspection on how to drive down construction costs, prevent construction delays, etc. etc. etc. Build

> To improve those chances, there needs to be serious introspection on how to drive down construction costs, prevent construction delays, etc. etc. etc. Build the same designs repeatedly. No other major changes need to be made IMHO. It worked for France, Ontario, and Japan ((A)BWRs consistently built in 4-5 years)[1] in the past, and it works for every modern widget we produce in factories now. Ontario's refurbishment is on-time and on-budget because of a repeatable process: * https://archive.today/xoQDQ https://archive.today/xoQDQ / https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-darlington-nuclear-generating-station-refurbishment/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-darlington-... And sometimes not only on-time, but finishing early: * https://www.ebmag.com/darlingtons-unit-3-back-online-nearly-6-months-ahead-of-schedule/ https://www.ebmag.com/darlingtons-unit-3-back-online-nearly-... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_nuclear_reactors#Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_nuclear_rea...