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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by thematrixturtle on Saturday July 30, 2022 @08:10PM (#32291697)
That graph shows nothing of the sort, and it conveniently excludes the 2010s, where Areva's Olkiluoto 3 plant in Finland has been under construction for 17 years and is still not finished.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by pyrale on Sunday July 31, 2022 @05:44AM (#32294456)
> That graph shows nothing of the sort

  CP0: first reactor 6.5y, last reactor 5y
  CP1: first reactor 6y,   last reactor 5y
  CP2: first reactor 5y,   last reactor 6y
  P4 : first reactor 7y,   last reactor 6y
  P'4: first reactor 7y,   last reactor 6.5y
  N4 : first reactor 12y,  last reactor 7.5y
That's 5/6 designs where building multiple plants lead to faster build times.

> it conveniently excludes

Honestly, I suspect you're just namedroping here. But let's adress the point: Olkiluoto and Flamanville are the first 2 reactors of their generation, I'm not sure what you want to compare them to in terms of build time. My guess is that Hinkley point will get built much faster, and that we may see further improvements if more are built.

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by ncmncm on Saturday July 30, 2022 @10:11PM (#32292512)
Even after being declared finished, it isn't.
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