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Does the "replacement" cost include all decommissioning and environmental remediation costs?
by masonic 8y ago
Does the "replacement" cost include all decommissioning and environmental remediation costs?
- toomuchtodo 8y agoI haven't read the entire paper, so I can't answer if the paper addresses that. Note that work (decommissioning and environmental remediation) needs to be done regardless when those nuclear generators reach end of life. In similar fashion, renewables are less expensive than continuing to run existing coal generation facilities in several markets, and those coal plants will need to be decommissioned regardless of ongoing cost comparison. The cost of remediating all of this legacy generation is going to be eye watering, every nuclear and coal power plant a Superfund site.
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- unknownkadath 8y agoThat's kind of baked in no matter what though, isn't it?
- masonic 8y agoBut you amortize it over the remaining lifetime of the plant. Those costs won't be materially greater after, say, 10 more years of use, but you get those additional years of output.
- unknownkadath 8y agoFair enough!