Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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Friday, October 29, 2010

China's Nuclear Reactors and Bridges and budgets and schedules

China's nuclear reactors are getting built for about US$2 billion per gigawatt of reactor. Nuclear skeptics have a tough time believing that China, South Korea and Asia in general can build for far about half cost of Europe and the USA. They think either the low cost estimates will not be realized in actual construction completion or that safety and other factors are compromised. I will review the recent costs of actual completions. I will also compare the situation with bridges. The cost and schedule of the Bay bridge with China's bridges.  More at:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/10/chinas-nuclear-reactors-and-bridges-and.html
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