Why are nuclear power construction costs so high?

Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by Retric on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:27PM (#31684156)

South Korea, Japan, and India all have similar costs which suggests South Korea isn’t benefiting significantly from continuous construction.

Economies of scale generally exist, but it’s not magic. A large fraction of construction costs for nuclear power plants is very similar to other structures. A high pressure steam pipe is a high pressure steam pipe and people are constantly building structures using them.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by clairity on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:55PM (#31684524)

also, quantity is the (primary) independent variable in economies of scale, and at quantities of dozens for nuclear plants, you can't get much economies, as opposed to when quantities are in the many thousands/millions.

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