It's also an average over a bunch of different reactor technology, not all of which takes the same time to build.
The main designs they are employing are from the Hualong One, soon to be Hualong Two line. Hualong One takes around 5 years, Hualong Two is a revised design intended to reduce costs and construction time to only 4 years. Which is still a long time in absolute sense but is practically instant in nuclear reactor timescales.
I understand it is much faster than the rest of the world, but my question is why 7 years? Are they simply pouring so much concrete it takes that long for it to all cure.
I mean, massive bridges and skyscrapers get built in 2-4 years, they seem to be a similar complexity.
Actually, if you're building 27 at the same time surely it's easier than building a one off massive building or bridge.
It's also an average over a bunch of different reactor technology, not all of which takes the same time to build.
The main designs they are employing are from the Hualong One, soon to be Hualong Two line. Hualong One takes around 5 years, Hualong Two is a revised design intended to reduce costs and construction time to only 4 years. Which is still a long time in absolute sense but is practically instant in nuclear reactor timescales.
I understand it is much faster than the rest of the world, but my question is why 7 years? Are they simply pouring so much concrete it takes that long for it to all cure.
I mean, massive bridges and skyscrapers get built in 2-4 years, they seem to be a similar complexity.
Actually, if you're building 27 at the same time surely it's easier than building a one off massive building or bridge.