Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light
by petre on Saturday October 31, 2020 @04:38AM
(#24949904)
We saw what happened to Areva building reactors on a fixed cost contract. Today's economic realities do not quite let one plan a 10 year project on a fixed cost. 3.3bn do not equate to 2007 3.3bn in 2020. The Chinese are able to do it because they not a free market economy, they can force people to work at gunpoint.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light
by jnxx on Saturday October 31, 2020 @01:34PM
(#24953437)
So, these things are not viable in a market economy? Why should they be pursued then?
Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light
by petre on Saturday October 31, 2020 @03:16PM
(#24954356)
They are viable but I'm quite skeptical about accurately estimating the costs for a 10 year project. Concrete, steel, fuel, workforce costs fluctuate from a year to another, let alone 10 years. We'll just have to accept that there are going to be cost overruns.