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Why Does Nuclear Power Plant Construction Cost So Much? - Institute for Progress

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Content What does it cost to build nuclear power? Nuclear power plants cost more and more Most of nuclear energy’s costs come from construction What’s contributing to high costs? Inputs of plant construction costs Rising labor costs are the bulk of increased construction costs Regulations constantly change Quality Assurance/Quality Control requirements are incredibly onerous The difficulty of QA/QC create a drain on technical ability How can we bring costs down? What hasn’t worked yet? What might work? Managing expectations: public support for nuclear Managing expectations: the nav

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