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

151 points · 191 comments · papa-whisky

testing22321 · 1790741363 · focus · HN ↗
Place your bets now.
Time until first power generated, and actual final total cost.
I’ll go 15 years and $10 Billion.
1. rayiner · 1790770690 · focus · HN ↗
  what is the timeline and cost for 300 MW of solar plus the battery back up to make it 24/7?
  1. testing22321 · 1790775651 · focus · HN ↗
    For fun, Gemini says between 1.1 and 3.8 billion, and 3-5 years.
    That number will decrease every month too.
    borodi · 1790777725 · focus · HN ↗
    The gemini solar project in Nevada is 700 MW power + 4 hours of batteries at 380MW and cost 1.9 billion. Took 2 years and that was in 2022
    rayiner · 1790777838 · focus · HN ↗
    Is 4 hours of battery an equivalent comparison to a nuclear plant?
    boelboel · 1790781146 · focus · HN ↗
    Somewhere like Arizona/Nevada I would say it's getting pretty equivalent, In PNW or midwest region it's not equivalent at all.

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