• corsicanguppy
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    10 hours ago

    building nuclear takes decades

    regulatory: 3-5 years

    site prep and build: 3-5 years

    stocking, staffing, startup: 1-2 years

    If we rush the regulatory, it’s then 4-7 years; or not even one decade.

    I’m not saying it’s overnight, but it’s not ‘decades’.

    • VibeSurgeon@piefed.social
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      8 hours ago

      Rushing regulatory for a construction project where failures are as severe as they can potentially be with nuclear is beyond deranged.

      Getting to the timelines you’re mentioning would require a mature nuclear industry with standardized builds, something which would take more than a decade to develop, at a steep premium.

      Again, I support any investor willing to go there to do so, but there’s a good reason none do - these things quite simply do not pencil out.