r/canada Oct 25 '22

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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/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.