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16. Nucler is 2 cents/kwh??? ROFLMAO

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 12:29 PM

Mar 2012

If you ignore all capital costs or eradicate them via bankruptcy I suppose it might be.

All in costs for new nuclear are on the order of 30 cents per kwh.

http://energyeconomyonline.com/Nuclear_Costs.html

Full paper here:
http://climateprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nuclear-costs-2009.pdf

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Is the Era of Nuclear Power Coming to an End in the US? [View all] kristopher Mar 2012 OP

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YEP!!! PamW Mar 2012 #12

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I really think it is madokie Mar 2012 #3

TMI was hardly a "near miss" PamW Mar 2012 #6

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The storage problem is answered. PamW Mar 2012 #8

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Of course you think of it as an advantage kristopher Mar 2012 #14

Sure.. PamW Mar 2012 #15

Nucler is 2 cents/kwh??? ROFLMAO kristopher Mar 2012 #16

No, all in capital costs are likely to be about 22 cents/kwh kristopher Mar 2012 #19

So what does that work out to? FBaggins Mar 2012 #20

ACTUALLY... PamW Mar 2012 #9

No. FBaggins Mar 2012 #17

No. There will always be a nuclear plant somewhere in the US Terry in Austin Mar 2012 #21

Yes. diane in sf Mar 2012 #22