U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change

Re:U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change by roenxi on Monday April 22, 2019 @07:55AM (#19718159)

> Problem: I would not believe that a profit oriented company without being forced puts billions aside for a clean-up

I randomly picked a German utility involved in nuclear; RWE has annual revenues of $40-50 billion [0].

You can rest easy; they have the ability to come up with the money if governments want to insist. You just might need to give them 5-10 years rather than surprising them if you want it to happen economically.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RWE

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Re:U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change by lispm on Monday April 22, 2019 @11:46AM (#19719805)

Revenue is not profit. The money they earn is a lot from nuclear and coal. Both are under pressure and will be phased out.

> You just might need to give them 5-10 years rather than surprising them if you want it to happen economically.

Nobody surprised them. Timelines were long known and RWE negotiated all that.

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