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		jacobp100 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Italy moves to reverse anti-nuclear stance In the timeframe of the duration of the installation. (Total cost for the whole project + total costs for fuels & maintainance) / (kW generated * lifetime of the project)

datadeft 4 months ago [–]

Again, comparing apples to oranges.

If 50 years we need to build a single nuclear plant while you have to build twice the solar capacity I doubt that solar come out cheaper.

jacobp100 4 months ago | [–]

It literally does come out cheaper. It’s referred to as the LCOE - you can look at the data yourself

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