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> AI is predicted to add 0.8% energy growth a year to American power use [1]; lots of that is going into gas.

And given past performance, the nuclear projects being proposed here are projected to add 0% energy capacity to the grid within the next 20 years.






actually vogtle showed that unit 4 was completed faster and cheaper than unit 3. Add to that no experienced ppl for building it, foak build, unfinished design, covid. Imo new projects of ap1000 could be done significantly cheaper and faster



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