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The OpEx is coal < nuclear < gas [0]. This is for regular nuclear plants, SMRs will have higher OpEx. Not sure how they'll fare against gas exactly. The SMR han
by cinntaile 5y ago
The OpEx is coal < nuclear < gas [0]. This is for regular nuclear plants, SMRs will have higher OpEx. Not sure how they'll fare against gas exactly. The SMR handbook has some estimations I believe, but I don't recall the numbers.
[0] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/eme801/node/530 https://www.e-education.psu.edu/eme801/node/530