Sizewell C, a UK nuclear plant, was initially budgeted at £10 billion, then increased to £20 billion, and now projected at £30 billion; meanwhile, China can build equivalent 1 GW reactors at a fraction of the cost through command economy and state planning, creating a Western cost disadvantage that will persist.
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Nick LawsonEvidence Quote
“we have a a nuclear power plant in the UK size C that you know was meant to be 10 billion it's now 20 billion to build it probably be 30 billion you know the Chinese are in a position now where they can build scale 1 gawatt reactors at an absolute fraction of the cost through a command economy”
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:58:12 AM
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