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Strategies & Market Trends : The Epic American Credit and Bond Bubble Laboratory
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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (22029)11/19/2004 1:29:29 PM
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<<What makes me wonder why nuclear power is so slow to be deployed>>

Haim,
One factor is that over the last 20 years, the economies of scale for generating plants has changed from large centeralized plants to smaller, more localized plants. Nuclear plants at 1200MW/unit have given way to more localized plants of 500-700MW. The future will see more 100-150 MW plants in individual industrial parks.

The primary drivers have been the cost and time of the environmental impact of siting large centralized plants. Also, a major consideration is the cost and time involved in siting large transmission lines from large centralized generating plants.

Small modular, fusion nuclear units may have a future, but it is doubtful we see any more customized 1200MW units built in the U.S.

Dave
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