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by paulddraper 1028 days ago
Typical FUD numbers.

1. "Cost estimates" are more expensive than solar/wind. You know what they are also more expensive than? The historical costs of ACTUAL 50-year-old plants.

2. Average construction time for a nuclear plant is 6-8 years, with many built in half that time. [1] You can build over half a dozen generations of nuclear power plants before my 401(k) matures.

[1] https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/nuclear-constructi...