Basics
nManufacturing
capacity
•This can be
dealt with -- the scale is not exceptionally large
nSafety
•Individual
plant damage frequency must be very low
•Reliable
plant life must be maximized
nPlant
Siting
•Large,
multi-unit sites will become the norm
•Land
availability will be a problem
•Distribution
of products from these sites will be difficult
•Island sites
may be the answer
nFuel
Supply
•The outstanding question -- we now use >100 te/year of uranium per 1000 Mwe unit