Re:DARPA wants to bypass the thermal middleman in nuclear po...
by defrost on Saturday August 10, 2024 @07:47AM
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'We' is doing a great deal of heavy lifting for you there.
South Korea has fast build times, China has 100 reactors planned with 10(?) (IIRC) currently under construction, a large MW scale pilot SMR completed and tested for a year, ground broken for a low GW 2nd gen salt reactor based on the pilot, and plans for a large high GW third gen version waiting on the 2nd gen being completed and bedded in for any modifications to plan.
The economics vary by country and demand, here in Australia there's no economically feasible near term path for nuclear power gen. for a number of good reasons, not the least being the short term return from putting any available money into renewables and batteries - but this is a particular economic constraint setup that differs to other countries.
South Korea has fast build times, China has 100 reactors planned with 10(?) (IIRC) currently under construction, a large MW scale pilot SMR completed and tested for a year, ground broken for a low GW 2nd gen salt reactor based on the pilot, and plans for a large high GW third gen version waiting on the 2nd gen being completed and bedded in for any modifications to plan.
The economics vary by country and demand, here in Australia there's no economically feasible near term path for nuclear power gen. for a number of good reasons, not the least being the short term return from putting any available money into renewables and batteries - but this is a particular economic constraint setup that differs to other countries.