How does the design of the reactor account for the delays and overruns?
From what I understand all the EHR reactors are behind schedule outside of a few running ones.
I know China and India build lots of Canadian reactors, although China has moved to use of their homegrown adaptation of the Westinghouse AP-1000. They have traditionally operated a lot of CANDU plants as well.
Do you think the EHR is an effective design compared to other international variants or is the problem pretty much just the attitude of the workers?
I don’t know much of the details on the reactor design, but yeah EHR’s like Hinkley Point C seem to be notorious for being late. I would say that’s more of a problem with the design - or rather, that the design is new and complex - than issues with the work force.
The workers are generally very competent, don’t get me wrong, but there is little incentive to get things done in a timely manner. Some of this is an intentional attitude towards safety, but on some level this becomes an excuse to stretch the job out and charge more.
The biggest problem with HPC is money. They basically robbed the piggy bank from reactor 2 to help push reactor 1 along, and now they need a ton more money. They did tighten their belts a bit in some regards, and various contracts were renegotiated and shuffled around, but the cost is still growing.
How does the design of the reactor account for the delays and overruns?
From what I understand all the EHR reactors are behind schedule outside of a few running ones.
I know China and India build lots of Canadian reactors, although China has moved to use of their homegrown adaptation of the Westinghouse AP-1000. They have traditionally operated a lot of CANDU plants as well.
Do you think the EHR is an effective design compared to other international variants or is the problem pretty much just the attitude of the workers?
I don’t know much of the details on the reactor design, but yeah EHR’s like Hinkley Point C seem to be notorious for being late. I would say that’s more of a problem with the design - or rather, that the design is new and complex - than issues with the work force.
The workers are generally very competent, don’t get me wrong, but there is little incentive to get things done in a timely manner. Some of this is an intentional attitude towards safety, but on some level this becomes an excuse to stretch the job out and charge more.
The biggest problem with HPC is money. They basically robbed the piggy bank from reactor 2 to help push reactor 1 along, and now they need a ton more money. They did tighten their belts a bit in some regards, and various contracts were renegotiated and shuffled around, but the cost is still growing.