Another observation that I've had to support my hypothesis: NuScale is one of those entities doing something modestly different and has spent decades and hundreds of millions of dollars on just the regulatory component.
Here in Silicon Valley, there are a few nuclear startups working on various non-LWR concepts. One of them has done roughly the equivalent amount of work that NuScale has done but has only spent on the order of a few hundred thousand dollars, and with a team of less than 20.
So to me, it is clear that there are better and worse ways to go about things.
Here in Silicon Valley, there are a few nuclear startups working on various non-LWR concepts. One of them has done roughly the equivalent amount of work that NuScale has done but has only spent on the order of a few hundred thousand dollars, and with a team of less than 20.
So to me, it is clear that there are better and worse ways to go about things.