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Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? Part III - the nuclear navy

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Brian Potter
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This week we conclude our look at nuclear power construction costs. So far we’ve looked solely at conventional nuclear power stations that supply electricity to the grid for residen... Show More

This week we conclude our look at nuclear power construction costs. So far we’ve looked solely at conventional nuclear power stations that supply electricity to the grid for residential and commercial use. But civilian power stations aren’t the only sort of nuclear reactor that the US builds. The US Navy has been building nuclear reactors for 70 years as part of its Naval Reactors program. It’s built over

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Roko.eth @RokoMijic · Sep 19, 2022
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Interesting series of substack articles on why #nuclear power is so expensive. Extreme tl;dr: nuclear is expensive because we want it to be expensive.
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