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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by kitd on Sunday November 16, 2025 @09:12AM (#45945285)
> If SMRs are cheap enough to act as backup to wind and solar, they are cheap enough to displace wind and solar entirely.

That doesn't follow necessarily. Wind & solar being the most cost effective doesn't mean you remove all backups just because they aren't as cost effective.

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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by graemep on Sunday November 16, 2025 @09:49AM (#45945519)
Its the other way around. If you have sufficient nuclear to act as a backup, then you have sufficient that you do not need the wind and solar in addition.
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