RGB@group.lt to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoFirst new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in operationwww.eia.govexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareRubberElectrons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoJesus, it went from $14bn to over $30bn in cost overruns? That’s embarrassing.
minus-squareGoodie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoThat’s the engineering knowledge lost over the last 30 years costed out. Making 2 reactors since 95 has some side effects, a lot of the senior engineers since then have retired, standards have changed, and new engineers need to learn.
Jesus, it went from $14bn to over $30bn in cost overruns? That’s embarrassing.
That’s the engineering knowledge lost over the last 30 years costed out.
Making 2 reactors since 95 has some side effects, a lot of the senior engineers since then have retired, standards have changed, and new engineers need to learn.