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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia (www.nbcnews.com)

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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

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[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 1 year ago

It's from this article: $35 billion spent / 1.1GW output = $31.8/watt

I think $31 billion would have been the more accurate number to use. There wouldn't the same contractor buyout thing for every reactor.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It was actually $27.3 billion because the journalist was an idiot and couldn’t do math.

[-] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry, what article?

[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The article this post is about did you read the link?

[-] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

I do not see any link

[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

The article this post is about.

this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2023

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