jaykrown@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoGermany phased out nuclear instead of coal and now still relies on fossil fuels for electricitylemmy.worldimagemessage-square110linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageGermany phased out nuclear instead of coal and now still relies on fossil fuels for electricitylemmy.worldjaykrown@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square110linkfedilink
minus-squarePelicanen@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThey’re insanely expensive up front, it’s just that they’re relatively cheap to run and last a long time so the costs have a low average over time.
minus-squarevagrancyand@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoModern nuclear reactors are ~$2k per kWh which is roughly the same as solar.
minus-squarePelicanen@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoAgain, that’s over their entire, very long lifetime. The costs are high up front for construction and commissioning.
minus-squarevagrancyand@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoNo, it’s actually upfront costs for modern nuclear reactors in China.
minus-squarePelicanen@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day ago$2/kWh doesn’t even make sense as a measurement for upfront costs.
They’re insanely expensive up front, it’s just that they’re relatively cheap to run and last a long time so the costs have a low average over time.
Modern nuclear reactors are ~$2k per kWh which is roughly the same as solar.
Again, that’s over their entire, very long lifetime. The costs are high up front for construction and commissioning.
No, it’s actually upfront costs for modern nuclear reactors in China.
$2/kWh doesn’t even make sense as a measurement for upfront costs.