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UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales

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14 points noir_lord | 1 comments | 13 Nov 25 11:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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pjc50 ◴[13 Nov 25 12:54 UTC] No.45914338[source]▶
The chart has Hinkley Point as "being defuelled", while Hinkley Point C is still under construction.

To me, that's the real test of nuclear power: can it actually be switched on, on time, and on budget? Too many projects fail that.

At least building at the Wylfa site avoids the need for grid upgrades.

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stephen_g ◴[13 Nov 25 13:41 UTC] No.45914790[source]▶
Well we’re talking about SMRs here, so there are still questions like “when will a feasible design actually be ready for pilot testing” and “would electricity from SMRs ever be economically feasible against storage and renewables by the time they are ready for volume production?”

I’m glad people are still researching it, but it may turn out to be a dead end (or only be economic if heavily subsidised)

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1. pjc50 ◴[13 Nov 25 13:53 UTC] No.45914919[source]▶
It's supposed to be in production by "mid 2030s" according to the article, which is ~10 years away, so this question may become rather acute! Or, most likely, it quietly faceplants and the 2030 UK government has to decide whether to HS2 it.