[anvil-on-my-toe]

I wonder why the Navy or Core of Engineers can't make civilian nuclear systems. It arguably would have made us safer as a country to have energy independence by investing dollars in reactors for domestic use instead of for warheads and nuclear submarines.

[ViewTrick1002]

Because their customer, the US navy, is the world's least price sensitive customer. That does not translate into competitive products on cutthroat markets.