The plant I work at came on-line in '90 and '92 respectively.
Do a search on CANDU reactors ... it takes it to whole level ...
Also, there is a "modular" designed reactor out there, which has the whole plant built in a controlled envronment, shipped to a licensed site and assembled. Significantly reduces build costs, licensing time and completion time. They are smaller reactors, at only about 650Mw ...
Look for the fleet operators (Exelon, Entergy, ...) to apply for a license to build a new plant in the near future ...
This industry has gotten a LOT smarter in the last 10 years ....
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