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dralley • today at 3:57 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Well, that will certainly be an issue for nuclear power capacity in the future.


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AnthonyMouse • today at 4:10 PM

The primary cost for nuclear is the initial construction. An operating plant has the wear items replaced on a regular basis as part of normal maintenance, so it's more like Ship of Theseus than something that has a specific lifetime.

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