UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales

Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by RobotToaster on Sunday November 16, 2025 @09:56AM (#45945563)

A big part of the cost is design. China has built a lot of nuclear capacity at a low cost by essentially copying and pasting the same design, something that should be even easier with SMRs.

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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by matthewdgreen on Sunday November 16, 2025 @02:52PM (#45947871)

Relatively low cost. The cost of PV has dropped much faster and they’re building much more of it, even compared to their plans from a decade ago. SMRs are supposed to be the design that solves this, essentially moving nuclear into the same “build it at mass scale in a factory” footing that solar PV is on. But solar is deep down the production curve and SMRs are just beginning it.

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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by fred_is_fred on Sunday November 16, 2025 @11:20PM (#45950823)

I believe France does (or did) this also. The US seems to be the one country to custom design each one.

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