Figure 1. The EBR2, a successful prototype and model for what needs to happen. Underwriter Certification requires that the plants be insurable. This means the insurer must be able to gauge the risk he is assuming. Risk is a combination of the probability of a release of size X and the harm associated with that release. He needs:
Suggestions for the article are welcome. There is also room on the Debate Guide page of that article for a more robust argument than we can put on the main page.
Have you had any conversations with insurers? 10 years ago a start up we invested in delivering online psychiatric evaluations was hamstrung and unable to grow its business because of a lack of geographical reach of its insurance policies. We were able to use our network to introduce them to a top 5 broker at Lloyds of London and the company concerned is now the largest psychiatric service in Europe. Would be happy to discuss the opportunity with you.
"There has been essentially no technological progress in commercial nuclear reactors in the US in the 40 years since 1974. " This is a good example that I like to use when some people argue that technological progress is inevitable and we don't have to worry about cultivating it.
This is really excellent writing. I've added a link to this article in the section "Historical Costs" of our Citizendium article on the Cost of Nuclear Power. https://citizendium.org/wiki/Cost_of_nuclear_power#Historical_Costs
Suggestions for the article are welcome. There is also room on the Debate Guide page of that article for a more robust argument than we can put on the main page.
Have you had any conversations with insurers? 10 years ago a start up we invested in delivering online psychiatric evaluations was hamstrung and unable to grow its business because of a lack of geographical reach of its insurance policies. We were able to use our network to introduce them to a top 5 broker at Lloyds of London and the company concerned is now the largest psychiatric service in Europe. Would be happy to discuss the opportunity with you.
"There has been essentially no technological progress in commercial nuclear reactors in the US in the 40 years since 1974. " This is a good example that I like to use when some people argue that technological progress is inevitable and we don't have to worry about cultivating it.