“The more we’ve learnt about how to do nuclear power, the more expensive it’s got. That’s the opposite of what usually happens.”
Quote from Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg in great piece by FT on why so many nuclear projects get a) delayed and b) are over budget.
https://www.ft.com/content/5e563e3f-575d-4a90-bd46-4d0a3083f707
Quote from Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg in great piece by FT on why so many nuclear projects get a) delayed and b) are over budget.
https://www.ft.com/content/5e563e3f-575d-4a90-bd46-4d0a3083f707
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I mean $10,000 per kW is to build those things, correct? That's obviously a large amount, but we expect them to last a while.
Most of your calculations are based on incorrect assumptions.
The assumption that the year has 365 days and 24h each?
That is literally the main assumptions to get the maximum output.
The assumption that it will deliver less power 365:24h because there will be downtime?
That maintenance cost, too?