US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor design

Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by Swenrekcah on Sunday July 31, 2022 @05:36AM (#32294427)

I realise that, but this argument is based on the assumption that things in the world are rationally priced.

When an NFT sells for more than a small power plant and a celebrity dog walker can be paid more than a nuclear engineer I don’t have a lot of faith in that premise.

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by wizofaus on Sunday July 31, 2022 @07:53AM (#32294939)

Fair call. But while obviously imperfect, cost in $ is about the best estimate we have of the underlying value of all resources involved for a given economic output. Unfortunately it typically doesn't include externalities - if it had done so historically nuclear might already be cheaper now than fossil fuels.

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