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This has been all over the news but I wonder what they really expect. I've never heard of a nuke project anywhere that didn't go years behind schedule and billions over budget. Why do they think it will be different this time?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_modular_reactor
These aren't the big beasts powering whole cities. They are designed to be incorporated into a factory or data center just like a diesel or flywheel backup generator.
I understand the idea but it has been around for decades with no actual deployments so far, so I'll believe it when I see it.
I don't think it matters. By the time the shareholders realise it's a lemon the current leadership team will already have been recycled out and safe from the fallout
True. I guess utilities do the same thing but they eventually get ratepayer bailouts. Maybe Google will realize that early enough to structure the deals the same way.