Exactly. Regulation has led to larger plants, and longer construction times.

https://i.redd.it/djub5auudfj91.png

I really hope pre-approved, pre-built modular reactors lower costs, delays, and regulatory overhead.

https://www.nuscalepower.com/

I'm also hopefully that molten salt reactors, once viable, are different enough to not be hampered by the full breath of traditional reactor regulations.