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MIT Study Lays Bare Why Nuclear Costs Keep Rising

GreenTechMedia

Labor productivity in recent plants, for example, is up to 13 times lower than industry expectations, which goes a long way to explaining why the price tag for the Vogtle project in Georgia has more than doubled, rising to around $25 billion. This mismatch between expectation and reality has dogged the nuclear industry in several markets.

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Vertical Aerospace secures 1,000 pre-orders for electric air taxis ahead of IPO

Business Green

Each aircraft comes with a price tag of around $4m, it said. Moreover, American Airlines, aircraft leasing giant Avolon, US conglomerate Honeywell, engineering powerhouse Rolls-Royce, and Microsoft's M12 venture capital fund have also all invested in the newly-merged company, alongside investment firms Rocket Internet and 40 North.