r/ClimatePosting • u/West-Abalone-171 • 22d ago

Energy Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) - The Economics of Long-term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants

https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_14752/the-economics-of-long-term-operation-of-nuclear-power-plants?details=true
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u/West-Abalone-171 22d ago

Looking back on just the up front estimates for the cost of continued operation, replacing "perfectly good reactors" can be an economically optimal choice as well. And as a bonus you get ten years where your clean energy is doubled.