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One common and plausible argument against nuclear power is that it is too slow. The evidence offered is recent interminable builds in the US and Europe, Table 1. But is this inherent in the technology? The American Disaster In the USA, Figure 1 prior to 1966, the build times were 4 years or less, with two exceptions. Fermi 1 was a one off, a sodium cooled, fast breeder, basically an experimental reactor, in which the core overheated due to a last minute safety add to prevent a problem that later...