Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high?
by trashtester on Thursday June 09, 2022 @07:33PM
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According to the original article, only 16.5% of the costs of a nuclear plant is from the buildings, though.
Most are things like reactor equipment, turbine equipment and electrical equipment. I'd bet most of that could be built in a central factory, and then shipped to the site.
In fact, when comparing to air travel costs, the reactor buildings can be compared to the airports.
Finished airplanes can transport itself by flying. This advantage is particular to aircraft industry and probably can't be copied by other industries. Finished buildings can't transport itself.