Re:Finland starts much-delayed nuclear plant, brings respite...
by sharkster711 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @03:09AM
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I'd guess a lot of the operating cost of nuclear plants is just the cost to break even - that's repaying infrastructure loans etc
Note that even some of the OPERATING costs of a nuclear plant are fixed. You still need about as many staff to run the plant even if you cycle it up and down.
The renewables will be wind and PV. Biomass uses too much land area, and would likely be reserved for specialty markets like chemical feedstocks and perhaps aviation fuel.