Interesting article. The nuclear industry does indeed have a selective memory, and much of this interesting legacy is nearly lost. But perhaps most rightly so

Interesting article. The nuclear industry does indeed have a selective memory, and much of this interesting legacy is nearly lost. But perhaps most rightly so. You cannot compare the designs of today with the reactors of the 1950s any more than you can compare the computers of 2015 with those of 1960. The cost numbers are also dramatically incorrect because you are comparing apples to oranges. Wind and solar may produce a kw cheaply, but for correct pricing, storage that can fully levelize their production over a full day, a full week needs to be accounted for, and it frankly simply does not exist. The truth is that levelizer, with fracking's cheap prices, is natural gas. So for every solar and wind plant you have the same size of natural gas plant, regularly turning on and off. The other part not included in the price is carbon and emissions costs externalities. Natural gas is effectively "coal lite" and biomass burns more dirty than coal. Let's restart this article/conversation with at least some correct bases.