First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia

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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

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Where are you getting this "$32 per watt" number from?From googling I cannot find anything even close to that ballpark

It's from this article: $35 billion spent / 1.1GW output = $31.8/watt

I think $31 billion would have been the more accurate number to use. There wouldn't the same contractor buyout thing for every reactor.

It was actually $27.3 billion because the journalist was an idiot and couldn’t do math.

Utility scale PV is currently around $1 to $2 a watt installed, depending on your region. Some projects have come under $1/watt.

But, you still need batteries and a solution for winter and clouds. So pumped storage, nuclear, hydrogen etc are all options.