• wewbull
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    5 hours ago

    Because cost of megawatt-hour via nuclear power plant decreases every year. EVERY YEAR.

    Nothing in that table is dropping every year.

    Capital cost spiked a decade ago, and are now still higher than 2002 levels. Fuel spiked at a similar time and is now back to 2004 levels (but not as low as 2007). Similar story for operating costs.

    Basically it looks like 2008 sent nuclear cost through the roof, and it’s only just recovering to start of the century prices.