>Advocates of nuclear power point to the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah Nuclear Power Plant as a sign that an industry revival is possible. Despite starting construction in 2011 just after the Fukushima accident, the $24 billion station in the Abu Dhabi desert completed construction on its third reactor last November.
>“They will not be connected to grids until 2034 or 2035, which means we’re spending 5 billion euros at least, maybe more, for climate solutions that will not be a climate solution for the next 13 to 14 years,” Haverkamp said.
It’s almost guaranteed to be more. 10 billion per reactor is more realistic( thats a bit above the UAE figure, but as the article laid out, legal challenges will delay the project almost certainly.
>“Therefore I believe that small nuclear reactors can be a worthwhile addition to the nuclear mix, as those plants could operate before 2030.”
The most advanced SMRs are from China. Making a long-term partnership equally as questionable.
European and American designs are unlikely to be deployable before 2030.
Winning strategy:
Wait for SMRs, then when they are available decide that renewables have advanced enough that nuclear power doesn’t make sense at all.
Also:
>the country [Netherlands] does not have the vast volcanic heat resources of nearby Iceland.
lol.
Nobody has time to wait two decades to see what the outcome of this all-in bet would be.
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Always too late.
>Advocates of nuclear power point to the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah Nuclear Power Plant as a sign that an industry revival is possible. Despite starting construction in 2011 just after the Fukushima accident, the $24 billion station in the Abu Dhabi desert completed construction on its third reactor last November.
>“They will not be connected to grids until 2034 or 2035, which means we’re spending 5 billion euros at least, maybe more, for climate solutions that will not be a climate solution for the next 13 to 14 years,” Haverkamp said.
It’s almost guaranteed to be more. 10 billion per reactor is more realistic( thats a bit above the UAE figure, but as the article laid out, legal challenges will delay the project almost certainly.
>“Therefore I believe that small nuclear reactors can be a worthwhile addition to the nuclear mix, as those plants could operate before 2030.”
The most advanced SMRs are from China. Making a long-term partnership equally as questionable.
European and American designs are unlikely to be deployable before 2030.
Winning strategy:
Wait for SMRs, then when they are available decide that renewables have advanced enough that nuclear power doesn’t make sense at all.
Also:
>the country [Netherlands] does not have the vast volcanic heat resources of nearby Iceland.
lol.
Nobody has time to wait two decades to see what the outcome of this all-in bet would be.