• Kethal@lemmy.world
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    Nuclear plants cost a lot to produce but electricity from a nuclear plant sells for the same as electricity from anything else. Since many other options are cheaper to produce and maintain, nuclear is less cost efficient, not highly cost efficient as you claim. That’s why it’s not successful.

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      electricity from a nuclear plant sells for the same as electricity from anything else

      The high production capacity drives down the market rate by flooding the retail market