Re:Several US utilities back out of deal to build novel nucl...
by TheAdamAndChe on Saturday April 24, 2021 @12:47PM
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This is why Small Modular Reactors have me excited for the future. Small reactors of a single design can be centrally manufactured and shipped to what's basically a concrete hole in the ground, easing regulation requirements and lessening the burden of manufacturing skill onsite.
Tend to agree.
Wind and (especially) solar were heavily subsidized by government over the last few years, but that allowed for economies of scale to kick in and the price to drop. There would need to be a few governments willing to 'subsidize' building nukes to kick-start the industry.
It would also be helpful if there weren't a bajillion different designs: if (say) ≤3 nuclear designs could be fixed upon (to not have a complete monoculture), then that would help things as well.
Right now it's basically bespoke construction every time.