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The other issue is that nuclear research has been underfunded for decades. We could have had new safe effective and cost efficient designs.
by throwaway48476 2y ago
The other issue is that nuclear research has been underfunded for decades. We could have had new safe effective and cost efficient designs.
- ben_w 2y agoThat is why I say "might, possibly", rather than being firmly yes or no. R&D is high-variance.
- throwaway48476 2y agoResearch is, engineering less so.
- ViewTrick1002 2y agoNuclear energy has had a massive research advantage over its entire lifetime. It simply never delivers due to being horrifically expensive. You just keep making empty promises that never work out in reality. Just look at Flamanville 3 being 7x over budget and 13 years late on a 5 year construction schedule. You want more of that?!?