Apple computers were an option; there was even talk of Jobs building a factory in France.
"He started building a factory for the assembly of parts around 1830," Mr. Sanz said.
He said 40-70 SMRs would need to be ordered to make building a factory worthwhile.
Sicor Inc. is building a factory in Mexico to produce biologics.
So GE sets up pilot production lines to learn how to put promising ideas into action before building a factory.
So too is GM, which is already building a factory for a new low-cost small car.
Firms need credit to pursue business opportunities, such as expanding to a new market or building a factory.
He angered working-class Detroit residents by building a factory in a traditionally Polish neighborhood, nicknamed Poletown.
"Firms must provide independent generators, water purification and even sewage treatment when building a factory or hotel.
"If I were building a factory 10 years from now," he said, "China would be a real consideration".
But he told his staff, no vacation this year, you stay, we're building a factory to inoculate all of Brazil".
