[fbailey]

pretty easy, if you try to build safe - the costs are actually higher than most alternatives - comparing with china might not be very clever

[pjscott]

China's cheapest nuclear plants are the CPR-1000, which are a refinement of an earlier French design imported from Areva. They're switching more of their efforts over to producing Westinghouse AP1000 plants. These are both designed with safety in mind.