Unfortunately its just a small boiling water reactor. More capacity is needed in most parts of the world. Lager reactors are needed.

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credit_guy 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Unfortunately its just a small boiling water reactor.

It is not just a small boiling water reactor. It is a 300 MW-electric boiling water reactor, and if successful, it will be followed by 3 more of the same type for a total of 1.2 GW-electric. That is more than an AP-1000 reactor, and much less risky.

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nomel 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Larger reactors are needed.

Genuine question: Why? Why not many smaller reactors? Small modular reactors seem pretty neat.

Is there an efficiency loss/total cost difference with smaller reactors?

	▲	fsh 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Like most industrial sites, large reactors are much more economical than small ones. This is why nobody has built SMRs since the 1950s.

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chollida1 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean, Ontario runs the Bruce nuclear plant which is the second largest in the world in terms of the power it generates at 6,610 MW, Japan gets the top nod with a plant that generates 7,965 MW.

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manquer 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ? It has been not in full commercial service for close to two decades now. Only one unit recently restarted this year. 6 units are offline now

There are two South Korean plants (Kori, Hangul) larger than Bruce

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chollida1 5 hours ago | parent [-]

You could be right about the Korean plants. I only relied on google to give me the top 5 nuclear plants active in the world. The Korean plants you mention were not on the list.

	▲	manquer 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Wikpedia has more info, plus WNN and other industry publications usually are more up-to date. Kori[1] has 7 operational units today and 1 commissioning and 1 under construction Hansul[2] has 8 operational units and another 2 more under construction. All 4 new units are APR-1400 reactors ~1400 MW capacity. Kori should retains its top position, Saeul-3 in Kori Phase II has already reached criticality in April. Tianwan in China will come close but its 7/8 units are slightly behind in construction than Saeul-3/4 in South Korea, plus the plant is also bit smaller at 6600MW now . The Russian VVER-1200 design China are using is also slightly smaller than Korean APR-1400. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kori_Nuclear_Power_Plant [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanul_Nuclear_Power_Plant