First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in operation

Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by angiosperm on Thursday December 28, 2023 @01:46AM (#38790755)

I.e., cost has risen monotonically since the 1950s.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by Manuel_D on Thursday December 28, 2023 @03:38AM (#38791338)

Incorrect, it fell from the 1950s through the 1960s.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by angiosperm on Thursday December 28, 2023 @02:48PM (#38797737)

I.e., cost has risen monotonically since the '60s. Costs were all over the map in the 50s.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by pfdietz on Friday December 29, 2023 @10:23AM (#38805888)

In the early days, vendors didn't know how much NPPs would cost, so they priced them to sell, so they could gain that data. Later prices reflected that experience.

One can view the increase over time of nuclear costs as the replacement of wishful thinking with actual experience.

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