[ViewTrick1002]

The NuScale cost was what the project itself announced. And they hadn’t even started building yet. The latest reports also include large scale nuclear power.

I find it funny when people get outraged because all CSIRO does is use real world construction costs easily proving how unfathomably expensive new built nuclear power is.

[AnotherGoodName]

And people might not know what the CSIRO is. They are the Australian governments research body, separated from the current political party. They aren’t some private company or political group. I don’t think you could have a more neutral and unbiased viewpoint.

[ViewTrick1002]

Exactly. And they have well established methodology publishing a consultation draft asking for review. Then following that review publish a final version half a year later.

Followed by updating the methods for the next iteration to cover any gaps discovered, like only including SMR and not large scale nuclear.