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Nuclear capacity is expected to rise by 14% by 2030 and surge by 76% to 686 GWe by 2040, the report said

This is only good news if it displaces thermal coal and gas generating stations.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

This is only good news if it displaces thermal coal and gas generating stations.

Is there another plausible scenario? Wind and solar are getting so cheap, that displacing either with nuclear is like flushing money down the toilet.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

the other scenario is coal stays online to meet a growing demand...

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