Evaluating the shale gas challenge

 A probabilistic comparison of the investment risks of nuclear power and natural gas-based electricity generating plants has been carried out using a total-lifecycle power plant model. Although the cost of the gas plant (with carbon tax) is found to be slightly cheaper, that choice of fuel carries a far greater cost uncertainty, suggesting a greater long-term investment risk than nuclear power. By Rob Graber and Tom Retson

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