NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor
papa-whisky · 111 points · 106 comments · 21 godzin temu · Open original
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COCobaltFire16 godzin temu
This is a 10th Generation Boiling Water Reactor. Here's some relevant links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWRX-300
https://www.gevernova.com/nuclear/carbon-free-power/bwrx-300...
Interesting point: no pumps; convection flow for 100% of the operational envelope.
EXexabrial5 godzin temu
Hell yes!
IDidontwantthis4 godziny temu
A nuclear power plant is essentially a coal power plant with free fuel.
Today, if you literally built a coal power plant with free fuel it would not be cheaper than solar.
My question: If you built a small modular coal power plant, would that be cheaper than solar? It necessarily has to be cheaper than nuclear.
PRpreisschild13 godzin temu
The BWRX-300 footprint is so large they might as well just build large nuclear power units again and get 3-4x the power
TEtesting2232116 godzin temu
Place your bets now.
Time until first power generated, and actual final total cost.
I’ll go 15 years and $10 Billion.
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This is a 10th Generation Boiling Water Reactor. Here's some relevant links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWRX-300 https://www.gevernova.com/nuclear/carbon-free-power/bwrx-300... Interesting point: no pumps; convection flow for 100% of the operational envelope.
Hell yes!
A nuclear power plant is essentially a coal power plant with free fuel. Today, if you literally built a coal power plant with free fuel it would not be cheaper than solar. My question: If you built a small modular coal power plant, would that be cheaper than solar? It necessarily has to be cheaper than nuclear.
The BWRX-300 footprint is so large they might as well just build large nuclear power units again and get 3-4x the power
Place your bets now. Time until first power generated, and actual final total cost. I’ll go 15 years and $10 Billion.