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This is an important point: in a lot of ways, SMRs are a strictly worse than 1000MW plant. The potential financial benefits come from all the other factors you
by DanTheManPR 1mo ago
This is an important point: in a lot of ways, SMRs are a strictly worse than 1000MW plant. The potential financial benefits come from all the other factors you mentioned. I would rather have a "worse" nuclear power plant that actually gets built.
- brennanpeterson 1mo agoWhy? It then proves nuclear is uneconomical? Regulatory arbitration like this serves nothing? Don't get me wrong, I would love to see more nuclear, but bad nuclear is not in fact better than none.
- arpinum 1mo agoIt gives evidence the viability of nuclear is a political choice. China is using proven designs and delivering a good price for base load.
- matthewdgreen 1mo agoThe hope of SMR is that it can be cost-effective at the same level that other factory-produced power sources are. If that's not on the table, then large-scale nuclear deployment mostly isn't going to happen.