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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by pfdietz on Thursday June 16, 2022 @10:24PM (#31773471)
A combined cycle powerplant is about 10% of the cost, per unit power output, of a nuclear power plant. So we could completely back up a renewable grid with CC plants and nuclear could still be much more expensive.
Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by ncmncm on Saturday June 18, 2022 @01:01AM (#31787360)
And, steam turbines cost more to keep working than CC turbines. But both are very mature, meaning costs won't change.