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Not sure what do you mean? In many countries nuclear is government subsidised and is the cheapest & cleanest source of energy available compared to say renewabl

by kirso 4y ago

Not sure what do you mean? In many countries nuclear is government subsidised and is the cheapest & cleanest source of energy available compared to say renewables. In fact countries build these because of the price of other alternatives: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/czechs-start-7-billion-nuclear-project-as-power-prices-surge https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/czechs-st... The caveat is indeed incredibly large CAPEX and very long time, but what is the alternative? At least then you are secured partially for 20-40 years depending on needed capacity. EDIT: typos

ncmncm 4y ago
You contradict yourself. If it were cheap, it would not need to be subsidized. Existing nukes will be mothballed as even their opex is uncompetitive. Governments will, in the end, choose to spend their money more wisely than propping up extremely expensive nukes. Buying their neighbors' renewable overproduction will be cheaper. Building out their own, cheaper yet.