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hunter

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4. 470 megawatts isn't really a small reactor.

Reply to OnlinePoker (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:27 PM

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It is modular in the sense that many components can be built in factories and these components are road transportable.

This is not a "walk away safe" reactor design but it's closer to that ideal than its larger 1,000 megawatt PWR siblings.

The big advantage to Britain of this power plant over U.S.A. power plants is that most of it will be manufactured in Britain. Any reputation the U.S.A. had as a reliable trading partner evaporated with Trump.

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