Yes, it's not because nuclear is unprofitable. It's because nuclear power plants are so durable, they last almost forever, but at least 80-100 years for modern

Yes, it's not because nuclear is unprofitable. It's because nuclear power plants are so durable, they last almost forever, but at least 80-100 years for modern plants. If you build out too quickly, you end up in the same situation the French found themselves in after the Messmer-plan predictions turned out to vastly overestimate demand: they were done after 15 years. With effectively no nuclear power plants to build for 45-85 years, their industry withered and they have had to re-learn building them. Not helped by the fact that there was a legal cap on the total amount of nuclear production.