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by Phenomenit 747 days ago
But let’s not ignore the average down time of 35-40 days per year for refueling nuclear PP.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/185276/us-nuclear-refuel...

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What am I missing? 36 down days a year is 90% duty, same as parent post
Is that something that needs to be considered separately, since the operation factor is given in % of hours per year?
Which is why most installations have more than one reactor on site.