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>We haven't built a reactor in a long time. France finished Flamanville 3 in 2024. Finland finished Olkiluoto 3 in 2022. Are those not recent enough? both were

• hvb2 10mo ago
  Have you looked when they started construction and what their projected end date was? Yes there are new ones but both of those are perfect examples of the lack of knowledge [1]. I'll quote: > Many of the organisations chosen to work on the different parts of the plant did not have any experience in nuclear, and little understanding of the safety requirements. We'll get there. But yes, we're rebuilding a lot of lost knowledge and paying for the teething issues. 1: https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-nuclear-finlands-cautionary-tale-for-the-uk/ https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-nuclear-finlands-cautionary-...
• t_tsonev 10mo ago
  Those are not really great construction examples, are they? Both projects took 15+ years to complete with huge cost overruns. And for those two "successful" projects, you can find 2 or 3 that failed.
  • llsf 10mo ago
    It takes time between the plan and putting it online. It is mostly due to regulations. Relax the regulations and it would be cheaper and faster.
    • hvb2 10mo ago
      The Finnish reactor had one delay because the concrete used for the containment building wasn't of the 'nuclear grade'. That's why those regulations thankfully exist. Building more will help though. This whole thread started about how we had lost important knowledge