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Nuclear power plants can be built much faster. 6 years from the first concrete to completion is possible. The key is to not design each reactor as a unique sno
by cyberax 2y ago
Nuclear power plants can be built much faster. 6 years from the first concrete to completion is possible.
The key is to not design each reactor as a unique snowflake.
- loeg 2y agoChurn out more nothing-special AP1000s.
- pjc50 2y agoHow many of these have been built?
- cyberax 2y agoTwelve AP1000s are in operation or are in the final construction steps. 20 more are in the planning stages. Russia's Rosatomexport is building roughly similar VVER-1200 power plants within about ~6 years from the first concrete. E.g.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooppur_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooppur_Nuclear_Power_Plant They are indeed "nothing special" plants.
- loeg 2y agoAlso the Chinese CAP1000 design is largely just an AP1000, and China plans to go from shovels down to operation in five years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianjiang_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianjiang_Nuclear_Power_Plant