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Re:Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclear plants by someweirdperson on Monday October 17, 2022 @05:53PM (#33240022)
> For a start, do we know how expensive (per unit energy) US Navy reactors are?

Price does not matter. It has to work reliably, not only in calm days of peace, but during times of war. Having a source of power to move the big boats without relying on external supplies is worth the price. There even were experiments to generate jetfuel using nuclear power on carriers, certainly not because it is cheap.

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Re:Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclear plants by djbebs on Monday October 17, 2022 @06:28PM (#33240329)
Price does matter though.
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Re:Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclear plants by MichaelCollins on Monday October 17, 2022 @09:24PM (#33241877)
Sure, just remember to account for the environmental cost of climate change when evaluating the true cost of gas and coal plants.
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