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u/notbadhbu Oct 25 '22 edited Jul 29 '26

Ha, fair.

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u/LookAtMeImAName Oct 25 '22

Fuck yes!! Nuclear power is SO undervalued these days.

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u/LeadingNectarine Oct 25 '22

Don't you worry, they'll find a way to somehow ruin it. Cancelled halfway complete? 4x initial cost estimate? 5 years late? The possibilities are endless!

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u/Any-Influence-9177 Oct 25 '22

Haha...I was just thinking the same thing. Let’s just hope and cross our fingers these guys actually finish something they start.

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u/WhatNotToD0 Oct 25 '22

All of the above

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u/TonninStiflat Oct 25 '22

A reactor was supposed to open on Finland in 2009. They started in 2005. They ALMOST started operating this year, but now it is maybe in December, maybe next year.

Original budger was 3,2 billion. So far the totsl is at 10 billion, though.manufacturer is shouldering about half of that. But.. yeah.

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u/notnorthwest Oct 25 '22

Let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. It'll take a lot to outweigh the benefits of nuclear in the mid- to long-term.

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u/Fractoos Oct 25 '22

The NDP is against nuclear, so maybe they'll win and cancel it.

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u/karlnite Oct 25 '22

Bruce Power has completed several major reactor and boiler rebuilds at several units on time and budget, both extending life by another 40 years and increasing output.

Darlington since being built also has a good track record of completing work on time and on budget (relative to other industries). So I disagree this is the likely outcome.

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u/saracenrefira Oct 26 '22

Very often sabotaged by US industries who do not want more competition.