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> If you look at the price of nuclear vs. solar it just doesn't make economic sense to build nuclear anymore. Not true. Well, unless you fall for nonsense lik
by mpweiher 3y ago
> If you look at the price of nuclear vs. solar it just doesn't make economic sense to build nuclear anymore.
Not true. Well, unless you fall for nonsense like the Lazard "study" that looked at exactly 1 nuclear power plant, the most expensive one ever built, and used that as "the cost of nuclear". Except that wasn't enough. They also had to lower the expected life of the plant.
When you look at actual costs, nuclear LCOE is highly competitive.
When you start looking at system cost (grid, storage, overcapacity required due to intermittency) nuclear becomes an incredible bargain and renewables are completely unaffordable.
Of course you can also look at actual electricity prices: electricity in France has been cheaper than in Germany for decades. And 7x cleaner.