> As currently structured, those project risks will be borne by the buying entities
(participants), not NuScale or Fluor, its lead investor. In other words, potential
participants need to understand that they would be responsible for footing the bill
for construction delays and cost overruns, as well as being bound by the terms of an
expensive, decades-long power purchase contract.
> These compelling risks, coupled with the availability of cheaper and readily
available renewable and storage resources, further weaken the rationale for the
NuScale SMR.
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> As currently structured, those project risks will be borne by the buying entities (participants), not NuScale or Fluor, its lead investor. In other words, potential participants need to understand that they would be responsible for footing the bill for construction delays and cost overruns, as well as being bound by the terms of an expensive, decades-long power purchase contract.
> These compelling risks, coupled with the availability of cheaper and readily available renewable and storage resources, further weaken the rationale for the NuScale SMR.