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		pavlov on Jan 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nothing like this will be built again (2002) How does Torness compare to new European nuclear construction like Olkiluoto 3 in Finland, activated last month? Olkiluoto 3 is a 1600 MW reactor, so on paper it's a much bigger unit than the 600 MW reactor described here.

jacquesm on Jan 11, 2022 [–]

Totally different principle of operation (boiling water versus gas cooling).

credit_guy on Jan 11, 2022 | [–]

In that case how about the Helium-cooled reactors that were just hooked to the grid in China 3 weeks ago?

[1] https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Demonstration-HT...?

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