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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia

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  • This is really only one facet and not even the main driver in cost. MIT did a study a few years ago looking at this (https://news.mit.edu/2020/reasons-nuclear-overruns-1118). Turns out it's complicated.

    In short, in the US, lacked of skilled labor and large scale project management are big drivers also, not just regulations.

    • First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia

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  • That's a limitation of the secondary power conversion side and is true for any power generation methodology that relies on steam generation. That said, there's alternatives to the traditional Rankine cycle that could be deployed without modifying the nuclear side of the plant.