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Re:Saskatchewan, Ontario to roll out mini-nuclear reactors by Krssst on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:30AM (#32093066)
Capacity factor: actual yearly energy produced is 10-25% of capacity for solar, 89% for nuclear.

Storage cost.

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Re:Saskatchewan, Ontario to roll out mini-nuclear reactors by wewxjfq on Thursday July 14, 2022 @05:23AM (#32093793)
Just some days ago Australia's National Science Agency published a report where they found that renewables with integration costs remain the cheapest option. Naturally that submission didn't do well on HN because it isn't nuclear energy fluff.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32053537

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