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Historical lifecycle costs for nuclear plants are perhaps not useful for comparison. Newer reactor plans are drastically different.
by JoeAltmaier 4y ago
Historical lifecycle costs for nuclear plants are perhaps not useful for comparison. Newer reactor plans are drastically different.
- ncmncm 4y agoNot in cost. A very substantial part of opex is maintaining the steam turbines, a cost not matched by any in renewables. Thus, even completely ignoring monstrous capex, fuel and waste handling, indemnity subsidy, and decommissioning costs, nukes cannot compete.