Nuclear in 2025 is not cost competitive for two major reasons unrelated to regulations. 1. It relies on a ridiculously expensive massive steam turbine 2. It'

Nuclear in 2025 is not cost competitive for two major reasons unrelated to regulations. 1. It relies on a ridiculously expensive massive steam turbine 2. It's a major infrastructure project, which the USA seems incapable of building without massive cost over run. Yes, there are other reasons why nuclear is slow and expensive, but those two can't be fixed with a magic wand getting rid of nuclear regulations Also, there's an easy way to minimize regalatory bother: just build an already approved design, like thr AP1000.