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> Nuclear is only so relatively expensive because it’s the only fuel source that’s forced to pay up for all the externalities up front Can you state in which c
by hannob 6y ago
> Nuclear is only so relatively expensive because it’s the only fuel source that’s forced to pay up for all the externalities up front
Can you state in which country nuclear has to pay all the externalities up front? And if that country has any nuclear to begin with? (I know from Germany that the opposite was always a major point of criticism - the insurance nuclear plant operators need is limited, lots of the responsibility and costs of nuclear waste handling has been transferred to the state.)
- m4rtink 6y agoThe nuclear power plants in Czech Republic set asside a fraction of earnings for every MW/h they sell to a decomissioning fund.
- phreeza 6y agoIf I read this [1] correctly, the fund covers only technical decommissioning work, "liability resulting from spent-fuel management (e.g., costs for on-site interim storage) and all costs related to final nuclear waste disposal is not covered by these estimates". Even only the decommissioning fund requires a payment of 5 cents/kWh, which just itself is a cost that solar can compete with. [1] https://epub.wupperinst.org/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/2608/file/2608_EUDecommFunds_CZ.pdf https://epub.wupperinst.org/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/26...