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NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor

151 points · 191 comments · papa-whisky

  1. preisschild · · focus · HN ↗
    The BWRX-300 footprint is so large they might as well just build large nuclear power units again and get 3-4x the power
    1. UltraSane · · focus · HN ↗
      Land is very cheap compared to how much normal reactors cost to build.
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