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Oh, the Vogtles took a lot of the FOAK (First of a Kind) bullets. China also builds these Westinghouse AP-1000s. Their FOAK builds took 9+ years. They are no
by mpweiher 1y ago
Oh, the Vogtles took a lot of the FOAK (First of a Kind) bullets.
China also builds these Westinghouse AP-1000s. Their FOAK builds took 9+ years. They are now down to 5 years. Time = money.
Also conditions have changed. With the rise of intermittent renewables, the value of reliable power, which was mostly a given in the past, has risen, particularly for data centers.
And of course we are now somewhat more serious about CO₂ emissions, even if Trump is trying to walk that back.