Re:Nuclear Power in France
by derriz on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:36PM
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There are a large number of people who believe nuclear is a victim of a conspiracy instead of just looking at how economics of electricity production has evolved.
Nuclear has been in a steady decline globally since the late 1980s.
At one point - during the oil-crisis 70s nuclear was the cheapest but coal overtook it in the late 80s/90s - being cheaper and more flexible/dispatchable and easier to build. By 2000-2010, natural gas displaced coal and now - in the last few years or so - solar PV and wind represent over 80% of the additional electricity generation capacity added globally.
Nuclear has been in a steady decline globally since the late 1980s.
At one point - during the oil-crisis 70s nuclear was the cheapest but coal overtook it in the late 80s/90s - being cheaper and more flexible/dispatchable and easier to build. By 2000-2010, natural gas displaced coal and now - in the last few years or so - solar PV and wind represent over 80% of the additional electricity generation capacity added globally.