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Re:Use of nuclear technology gets green light in Rwanda by toomuchtodo on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @09:44PM (#23558919)
Nuclear is not cost competitive against renewables and storage, correct. This doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a role in the generation mix as a small baseload component, but that role will require subsidies based on nuclear’s low carbon footprint.

https://www.lazard.com/media/451086/lazards-levelized-cost-o...

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Re:Use of nuclear technology gets green light in Rwanda by pfdietz on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @10:09PM (#23559088)
Nuclear actually doesn't have a role as baseload in a cost optimized grid, especially in a country at low latitude.
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