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Intended audience: Advanced reactor developers, founders, engineering teams, and investors evaluating nuclear construction programs — particularly readers of "The $35 Billion Lesson: What Vogtle Actually Teaches Advanced Reactor Developers." Executive Summary In February 2016, Bechtel Corporation delivered a project assessment of the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion to its owners, SCANA/SCE&G and Santee Cooper. The report identified eight significant issues, the first of which w

Intended audience: Advanced reactor developers, founders, engineering teams, and investors evaluating nuclear construction programs. Executive Summary Vogtle Units 3 and 4 originally carried a $14 billion budget and a completion target of 2016 and 2017. They entered commercial operation in July 2023 and April 2024 at a total cost exceeding $35 billion — more than $21 billion over budget and seven years late. The project is frequently cited as evidence that nuclear constructio

Intended audience: Data center operators, hyperscaler infrastructure teams, and energy procurement decision-makers evaluating nuclear power as a long-term baseload solution. Executive Summary Every conversation about nuclear power for data centers starts with the same assumption: 8–12 years to commercial operation. That assumption is correct for developers starting the licensing process today. It is not correct for all designs currently on the market. On May 29, 2025, the NRC

May 26, 2026 Executive Summary Proposed 10 CFR Part 57 is the first NRC commercial licensing framework to explicitly authorize remote operation and autonomous operation of nuclear power plants. The NRC calls this "a paradigm shift for the nuclear industry and the NRC" — and means it. The proposed rule contains definitions, application content requirements, staffing classifications, and operator licensing provisions that collectively sketch the outline of a new regulatory mode