Comment on Nuclear plants too expensive? China shows low-cost construction possible
AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoYeah, I expect shutting down the plant for any kind of maintenance is really expensive with nuclear
Comment on Nuclear plants too expensive? China shows low-cost construction possible
AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoYeah, I expect shutting down the plant for any kind of maintenance is really expensive with nuclear
poVoq@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
I believe the bigger issue is that once you have started them, a lot of the interior is radioactive (even when turned off) and thus repairs become quite complicated, compared to doing a more thorough job during construction when there is no radiation yet.