Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close
by rossdavidh on Saturday August 17, 2019 @10:48AM
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Nuclear may have some of the same issues as coal, in that if its use declines worldwide it becomes more expensive for you to keep using it. Not to mention the historical baggage associated with it.
Both Slovakia and Czechia are bit more "richer" than Poland (if you look at GDP (PPP) per capita), however Poland is much bigger economy - 5x size of Slovakia.
My guess is that because so far they had so much coal (largest reserves in Europe [4]), it was no brainer for them. However they are now in the process of commissioning nuclear power plant and plan to generate power from nuclear by 2033 [4]
[1] https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energetika_v_Česku#Výroba_elek... (second row - Jadro - is nuclear)
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_energy_in_Slovakia
[3] https://www.seas.sk/mochovce-3-4-npp
[4] https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-pr...