> nuclear can’t do it economically. It can, we're just stupid (in the US). | Hacker News

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		timr on March 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IPCC climate crisis report delivers ‘final warning... > nuclear can’t do it economically. It can, we're just stupid (in the US).

Retric on March 20, 2023 [–]

No country on earth can operate nuclear at 20% capacity factor economically. It needs massive subsidies to operate at even 70% capacity factor quite literally everywhere.

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