The estimate for six French EPR2s rose from €51.7 billion to €67.4 billion between 2022 and 2023. EDF’s later estimate is €72.8 billion, about 41% above the 2022 figure, before the reactors have been built.
I’d bet you the cost will be $140B when it’s all said and done, but this website won’t be around in 2044 (assuming no delays, good luck with that). You can bet regulations won’t stop changing over the span of decades either.
I’d rather have 70GW of solar and batteries deployed in a few years, and replace them with even cheaper ones in a number of decades.
I’d bet you the cost will be $140B when it’s all said and done, but this website won’t be around in 2044 (assuming no delays, good luck with that). You can bet regulations won’t stop changing over the span of decades either.
I’d rather have 70GW of solar and batteries deployed in a few years, and replace them with even cheaper ones in a number of decades.