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Read the article. The reason why nothing like these huge gas reactors will be built again is because the enormous capital costs of building one outweigh the bet
by sketerpot 18y ago
Read the article. The reason why nothing like these huge gas reactors will be built again is because the enormous capital costs of building one outweigh the better thermal efficiency. It's more economical to build other types of nuclear reactors.
- jcl 18y agoThat said, I was a bit disappointed by the proposed shutdown date of "thirty to forty years" mentioned in the article... that they would go through all the trouble and resources of making an ultra-efficient plant, then run it for less than a century.