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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

This study says otherwise: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544223015980

  • We present a unique cost data set on 19 small modular reactors.
  • Manufacturer cost estimates are mostly too optimistic compared to production theory.
  • A Monte Carlo simulation shows that no concept is profitable or competitive.
  • Median NPVs are negative ranging from 3 (HTR) to 293 (SFR) million USD/MWel.
  • Median LCOEs start at 116 USD/MWh for HTRs and at 218 USD/MWh for PWRs.