- Electricity from the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant even more expensive: Following a massive increase in construction costs, the electricity generated is also becoming significantly more expensive than originally assumed https://www.pveurope.eu/financing/electricity-prices-electricity-hinkley-point-c-nuclear-power-plant-even-more-expensive 19 comments europe
- Georgia nuclear rebirth arrives 7 years late, $17B over cost. Two nuclear reactors in Georgia were supposed to herald a nuclear power revival in the United States. They’re the first U.S. reactors built from scratch in decades — and maybe the most expensive power plant ever. https://apnews.com/article/georgia-nuclear-power-plant-vogtle-rates-costs-75c7a413cda3935dd551be9115e88a64 1812 comments futurology
- Prefab Nuclear Plants Prove Just as Expensive:Modular method has run into costly delays and concerns about who will bear the brunt of the expense https://www.wsj.com/articles/pre-fab-nuclear-plants-prove-just-as-expensive-1438040802 2 comments energy
- France's new-generation nuclear plant hit by expensive delays yet again https://techxplore.com/news/2022-01-france-new-generation-nuclear.html 36 comments futurology
- Electricity giant EDF on Wednesday announced a further delay and cost overruns for France's flagship new-generation nuclear plant. The project is about four times more expensive than the initial forecast of 3.3 billion euros. Construction began in 2007, and was supposed to be finished in 2012 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220112-france-s-new-generation-nuclear-plant-delayed-again 3 comments environment
- Electricity giant EDF on Wednesday announced a further delay and cost overruns for France's flagship new-generation nuclear plant. The project is about four times more expensive than the initial forecast of 3.3 billion euros. Construction began in 2007, and was supposed to be finished in 2012 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220112-france-s-new-generation-nuclear-plant-delayed-again 18 comments worldnews
- At some point the most expensive building in the world (now 5th) Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant in Finland was started today https://www.tvo.fi/en/index/news/pressreleasesstockexchangereleases/2021/theolkiluoto3eprplantunitstartedup.html 48 comments europe
- Why are nuclear plants so expensive? Safety’s only part of the story https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/why-are-nuclear-plants-so-expensive-safetys-only-part-of-the-story/ 62 comments truereddit
- Renewables 'faster and cheaper' than nuclear in saving the climate Even existing nuclear plants more expensive than renewables, admits World Nuclear Industry Status report https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/1854840/renewables-faster-and-cheaper-than-nuclear-in-saving-the-climate 37 comments environment
- Subsidizing upstate New York nuclear power plants more expensive than new wind: shutting down nuclear and replacement with onshore wind will save $ 7.9 Billion till 2050, while reducing CO2 by 20.1 to 27.4 Mt more than nuclear. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s0959652618326829 47 comments science
- Subsidizing upstate New York nuclear power plants more expensive than new wind: shutting down nuclear and replacement with onshore wind will save $ 7.9 Billion till 2050, while reducing CO2 by 20.1 to 27.4 Mt more than nuclear. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s0959652618326829 1714 comments science
- Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant. Building Britain’s first new nuclear reactor since 1995 will cost twice as much as the 2012 Olympics – and by the time it is finished, nuclear power could be a thing of the past. How could the government strike such... https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/21/hinkley-point-c-dreadful-deal-behind-worlds-most-expensive-power-plant 16 comments europe
- Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant. Building Britain’s first new nuclear reactor since 1995 will cost twice as much as the 2012 Olympics – and by the time it is finished, nuclear power could be a thing of the past. How could the government strike such... https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/21/hinkley-point-c-dreadful-deal-behind-worlds-most-expensive-power-plant 16 comments worldnews