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by theshrike79 2637 days ago
Building new nuclear is slow and expensive because we stopped doing it for a looong time.

Way too many power plants are from the 80's and before. Maybe they've had a few upgrades, but they're mostly at the end of their lifespan or even over their recommended life.

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Check the fate of the EPR projects.

Just replacing eol reactors in the west will be hard.