A running nuke needs its steam turbine maintained, a periodically expensive proposition. Capex, of course, is on top of that. Decommissioning is part of capex,

A running nuke needs its steam turbine maintained, a periodically expensive proposition. Capex, of course, is on top of that. Decommissioning is part of capex, though probably taxpayers will mostly end up on the hook for that. Does it cost less to keep running than for decommission?