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> and 1100 MW peak continuous operation it will take 36 years to make the money back That total cost is for 2 reactors, not one. Vogtle 3 just started operatin
by credit_guy 3y ago
> and 1100 MW peak continuous operation it will take 36 years to make the money back
That total cost is for 2 reactors, not one. Vogtle 3 just started operating and Vogtle 4 will start in a few months. If you divide your 36 years by 2, you get 18 years.
- manvillej 3y agoadd in increasing energy demand, fossil fuel scarcity, battery storage for off peak solar and wind, The reason they're built it is because its worth it. Nuclear has always been worth it, sensationalism has always been the problem
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