How We Screwed Up Nuclear Power
https://reason.com/archives/2018/04/12/how-we-screwed-up-nuclear-powe
So complying with the law is screwing it up?
Quote from: TVA on Apr 12, 2018, 05:29
So complying with the law is screwing it up?
I think the author's point is that the laws (excessive regulation) screwed it up. "We" as in the country (politicians).
The author of the article gives the example of Oyster Creek costing $594M in 1969 and Watts Barr costing $7B and blaming that on regulations. Using http://www.usinflationcalculator.com, you can see that $594M in 1969 equals $3.88B in 2016. It still costs more because of regulations, but you can blame TMI originally, then Chernobyl, and now Fukushima for what regs we have now.
Quote from: 61nomad on Apr 13, 2018, 11:11
The author of the article gives the example of Oyster Creek costing $594M in 1969 and Watts Barr costing $7B and blaming that on regulations. Using http://www.usinflationcalculator.com (http://www.usinflationcalculator.com), you can see that $594M in 1969 equals $3.88B in 2016. It still costs more because of regulations, but you can blame TMI originally, then Chernobyl, and now Fukushima for what regs we have now.
It cost $594 million (in 2017 dollars) and took four years to build.
Mismanagement is why WBN was so expensive
Quote from: TVA on Apr 13, 2018, 12:16
Mismanagement is why WBN was so expensive
miss management ain't limited two utility personnel, as regulators can all sew bee considered in the melange.