Re:The First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Was Just Approved...
by bryanlarsen on Saturday August 06, 2022 @11:29AM
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> Remember, what matters at scale is cost cost cost. Turbines might not be sexy, but if they are cheap, then that is what you use.
Exactly. Turbines (along with the accompanying water treatment, condensers, generators, power transformation) aren't cheap. A 600MW coal plant costs $2B.
Exactly. Turbines (along with the accompanying water treatment, condensers, generators, power transformation) aren't cheap. A 600MW coal plant costs $2B.