Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future
by ncmncm on Thursday June 16, 2022 @04:45AM
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Steam turbines are mature tech whose capex and opex are large and will not change. Likewise, high-pressure plumbing.
Thus, costs are not falling, and new starts are negligible. Even China, which asserts they will build 220 of them, has only started 10. The rest will be cancelled as their price is undercut, unless politics forces the matter. China is not cost- or value- driven. (Cf. "Ghost cities".)
Thus, costs are not falling, and new starts are negligible. Even China, which asserts they will build 220 of them, has only started 10. The rest will be cancelled as their price is undercut, unless politics forces the matter. China is not cost- or value- driven. (Cf. "Ghost cities".)