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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by danans on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:47PM (#31684428)
> In absolute terms, Japan and India have costs similar to South Korea

That countries like Japan and Korea have similar absolute costs as India which has a 4-5x lower PPP adjusted GDP per capita suggests that the price for labor for nuclear power plant construction is globally set (relatively few qualified engineers who can demand a high price), or India uses a lot more labor, or a combination of both.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by 8ytecoder on Thursday June 09, 2022 @02:14PM (#31684798)
India probably uses a lot of foreign expertise. It’s either the French or the Russians that supply the reactor. That would change in the future I suppose and cost would drop. Also, corruption.
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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by mayama on Friday June 10, 2022 @02:26AM (#31690738)
India was under nuclear sanctions until recently and had to build and design everything from scratch. Every component is made in India for PHWR which adds a lot of cost, due to r&d and economies of scale. Also, India is still not a member of NSG, due to repeatedly being blocked by China.
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