Never saw a nuke that came in on schedule and under budget. But 80 years of close to 2 GW will charge lots of EVs.
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 9:24 AM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > The nuclear plant in Georgia is way late and over budget. See: > > In Georgia, Bloated Costs Take Over a Nuclear Power Plant and a Fight > Looms Over Who Pays > > "Vogtle’s two new nuclear reactors are six years late and at least $16 > billion over their original budget. The plant will have no direct carbon > footprint, but critics say there are much cheaper ways to reduce emissions." > > https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21012022/georgia-power-vogtle-nuclear/ > > Here is some other interesting nuclear plant news: > > New York nuclear plant now producing green hydrogen in first for the U.S. > > ". . . Constellation’s new Hydrogen Generation System produces hydrogen > without emissions by using electricity generated at the plant to split > water into hydrogen and oxygen. > > The system started producing clean hydrogen in February to supply hydrogen > for plant operations—a process that was previously dependent on trucked-in > deliveries of hydrogen made from fossil fuels." > > > https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydrogen/new-york-nuclear-plant-now-producing-green-hydrogen-in-first-for-the-u-s/ >
