Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC

Re:Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC by jandrewrogers on Friday December 12, 2025 @03:41PM (#46248641)

That cost is a property of the regulatory environment, it isn't intrinsic.

You can buy a floating nuclear power plant in the form of an aircraft carrier for a lot less than $16B. The US Navy builds these things as a matter of course in a few years using standard designs they crank out by the dozens.

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Re:Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC by hvb2 on Friday December 12, 2025 @04:11PM (#46249012)

Those carriers have 700MW thermal output reactors. The new generation EPRs built now are about 6x that.

And yes, carriers have a lot less rules because it those have issues we're already in big trouble. You'll need strict rules given the big impact a failure has. No one has an aircraft carrier or sub in their backyard (not constantly that is)

Standardizing a design and building N of them would help though

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