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m101
7d ago
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Nuclear used to be built cheaply, before regulatory uncertainty made private construction effectively impossible:
https://gordianknotbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/essay...
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pfdietz
7d ago
You can't look at the early plants built in the US that were "turnkey" plants. These were bid at prices not reflecting what they would cost to build, but what was necessary to compete with coal. The vendors took a bath on these plants.
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