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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?
    vablings · 1790786787 · focus · HN ↗
    4 hours at full tilt is pretty good, assuming that for the same volume you can store double the power in the next 15 years that means that you can replace those cells at end of service life and end up with 8 years ect.

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