Theoretically the regulation was known at bidding time and factored in. Or they didn't understand them and were caught by surprise. Or perhaps they did understand and lied by underbidding?
I was anti-nuke when I was younger but recognize we fucked up terribly by not getting nuclear right and have now cooked the planet.
The appealing solution (to me) is to get SMRs into play with their associated promises of cost control and safety. My understanding is the blocker is really the existing insiders of the nuclear industry who see it as a threat to their work.
I was anti-nuke when I was younger but recognize we fucked up terribly by not getting nuclear right and have now cooked the planet.
The appealing solution (to me) is to get SMRs into play with their associated promises of cost control and safety. My understanding is the blocker is really the existing insiders of the nuclear industry who see it as a threat to their work.