ELi5: Why experimental fusion/fission reactors are not built smaller first?

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Wouldn’t it be cheaper and more feasible to build and try experimental reactors 10x smaller for research and development purposes and _then_ built the proper size when they are proven to be efficient?

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They do:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-600_reactor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-800_reactor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-1200_reactor

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