Vogtle part 4: Can positive learning happen next
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English - April 16, 2024 01:16 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBPolitics News Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Grand Finale is here. We wrestle with the question of whether nuclear can find its groove and the positive learning rates that have eluded it so frequently. Vogtle unit 4 came in 40% cheaper than unit 3. Can those gains continue downwards? Is Vogtle 5 more likely to follow this cost reduction curve compared to a new AP1000 elsewhere?