Just for comparison, China is spending $20-$30 billion a year on nuclear with 29 power plants under construction (half of world total under construction). While this $80 billion will fund about 5?

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stevenwoo 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Anecdotally have some relatives that worked in nuclear industry in USA and have gone on to consulting for the Chinese due to opportunities being too few and far between here in the USA.

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amanaplanacanal 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Large construction projects of any kind in the US are really expensive.

	▲	lumost 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		It does make one wonder if our gdp is as high as we think. Maybe our PPP estimates are overstated due to the reserve currency status.