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Or Australia could just build a few smaller nuclear plants away from urban centers and be much more effective and environment friendly.

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Sure, but the power would cost about double per MWh than the wind, solar and (projected) storage - in 12 or so years which is the earliest one could be finished…

I’m not opposed to nuclear in principal but without some kind of huge advance, the economics and time frames don’t really stack up…

The plant's lifespan would outweigh that, as we should plan for the long term.

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