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Re:Westinghouse AP300 Small Module Reactor by zo1 on Friday May 05, 2023 @07:28AM (#35827870)
I doubt it was the money that killed this. Probably regulatory and environmental concerns. Imagine the headlines and phrasing of news articles.

Instead we got this crap that is a floating barge of environmental ruin:

https://karpowership.com/en/global-presence

Notice how it's only been installed in 3rd world countries.

Re:Westinghouse AP300 Small Module Reactor by kortex on Friday May 05, 2023 @09:36AM (#35829029)
Wow they really bury the lede on what fuel they run on. They say "dual fuel" but don't say which those fuel are, but external searching suggests natural gas or low-sulfur heavy fuel oil. Not sulfur-free, so I'm sure these are great for emissions.
Re:Westinghouse AP300 Small Module Reactor by acidburnNSA on Friday May 05, 2023 @09:41AM (#35829073)
You might think that, but OPS went through an astounding amount of regulatory review. They got an actual license from the NRC to build the first 8.

This article goes into detail of you have access: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/05/12/the-atlantic-g...