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Originally Posted by mileshawk56
France took a reasoned approach to Nuclear power and went ahead and I think? generate 70% of their requirements. We caved in to the anti-nuclear lobbists etc and lost any advantage of being the leader by doing so. Our nuclear industry and staff whithered away. And many of those who were anti and their organisations now talk of a mixed power policy. hypocrites??? No just stupid "I know best" bu--ers. Chris.S.
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Hi Chris
The problem Nuclear is too expensive, and can no longer compete with Gas / renewables. Below from the attached link is a good example (although its american, there are more ahead in Nuclear energy than us.)
The levelized cost of nuclear power is relatively high compared to other energy sources: the minimum cost per megawatt hour to build a new nuclear plant is $112, compared to $46 for utility-scale solar, $42 for combined cycle gas, and $30 for wind. Nuclear power is only able to remain viable in power markets due to subsidies. Capital costs to build nuclear plants can run into the tens of billions of dollars, and are much more expensive compared to wind, solar and gas plants. Continued government support for building new plants and operating existing ones is a key factor in maintaining the U.S. nuclear industry.
https://climatenexus.org/climate-new...as-renewables/
There is also the new Russian reactors in Turkey at a cost of
22 billion!
https://www.reuters.com/article/rosa...-idUSL5N25X42Y
Regards
Barry