Re:Fossil fuels could have been left in the dust 25 years ago
by mpweiher on Thursday May 23, 2024 @06:07PM
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It is. They do. And did.
Both France and Germany figured out how to do this.
And then stopped building.
<facepalm>
You build a standardized design, and you build a bunch of them, and you overlap the construction.
Germany's Konvoi reactors were built for DM 4 billion a piece in the late 80s. At the same time, non-Konvoi reactors cost more than twice as much, DM 9.5 billion.
Apply the 88% cumulative inflation between then and now and you'd be at DM 7,52 billion, or € 3.9 billion.
Fortunately we are starting to build more again, so prices should begin to fall.
Both France and Germany figured out how to do this.
And then stopped building.
<facepalm>
You build a standardized design, and you build a bunch of them, and you overlap the construction.
Germany's Konvoi reactors were built for DM 4 billion a piece in the late 80s. At the same time, non-Konvoi reactors cost more than twice as much, DM 9.5 billion.
Apply the 88% cumulative inflation between then and now and you'd be at DM 7,52 billion, or € 3.9 billion.
Fortunately we are starting to build more again, so prices should begin to fall.