I beg to differ. For a start the 3.5 billion figure is for the reactor alone. The whole project was calculated to cost 8 billion and of course it got more expensive.
Well, let’s start with the obvious: Why is the second Chinese bar not burgundry?
Next: Why are specific projects listed against an average for China? That’s the cheapest trick in the book for skewing statistics. Compare specific instances against averages.
Not to be pedantic, but Wikipedia shows US$7.5 billion for the entire plan that means 3.75 billion for each reactor that is more or less in line with what stated above. Still, 7.5 is much cheaper then 35.
Chinas reactors are build for 3.5 billion and are more or less on time.
Ontario, Canada is building SMRs on time and 4 reactors will cost about 15 billion.
I beg to differ. For a start the 3.5 billion figure is for the reactor alone. The whole project was calculated to cost 8 billion and of course it got more expensive.
https://tscsw.substack.com/i/190654061/part-6-the-new-build-landscape
Well, let’s start with the obvious: Why is the second Chinese bar not burgundry?
Next: Why are specific projects listed against an average for China? That’s the cheapest trick in the book for skewing statistics. Compare specific instances against averages.
Finally: Sources? Trust us, bro!
Here’s another similar article:
https://kdwalmsley.substack.com/p/china-is-mass-producing-nuclear-reactors
Not to be pedantic, but Wikipedia shows US$7.5 billion for the entire plan that means 3.75 billion for each reactor that is more or less in line with what stated above. Still, 7.5 is much cheaper then 35.
Hinkley Point C is getting built by EDF (France) and China General Nuclear Power Group.