Nuclear Plants Running For 80 Years Trump Renewables and GasIf we don’t renew the licenses of most of our nuclear power plants for an additional 20 years, bringing their life-spans up to 80 years, we will have no hope of significantly curbing fossil fuel use in America. Both hydro and nuclear plant lifetimes are expected to exceed 80 years. Maintaining existing units cuts the cost of producing electricity in half relative to installing new units of either hydro or nuclear, and cuts costs even more relative to installing new wind and solar. Maintaining existing nuclear is cheaper than installing new natural gas plants, even with our absurdly low gas prices.
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry. Nuclear Activities
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Nuclear Plants Running For 80 Years Trump Renewables and Gas
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