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> Many advanced large US Navy vessels have reactors. They are not built to be cost-efficient. The Navy doesn't really care about cost per MWh, they're after ot
by pyrale 2y ago
> Many advanced large US Navy vessels have reactors.
They are not built to be cost-efficient. The Navy doesn't really care about cost per MWh, they're after other metrics.
The civilian energy sector is the opposite: we can afford to cut a few clients once in a while, but we can't afford to overspend.
- xhkkffbf 2y agoThe cost of getting fossil fuels into the battle theater is very steep. This can make nuclear power look cheap in comparison.