Nuclear that was built a long time ago would probably have lowered the prices in DE right now, if they weren't shut down. I understand that building new ones right now makes little sense.

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ZeroGravitas 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Only if it the nuclear didn't need refurbished to keep running.

France and Canada are currently estimating costs to refurb old nuclear that are higher then new build renewables.

	▲	Moldoteck 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Refurb costs are for the entire fleet which is 50+GW and are in fact dirt cheap. Refurbs are in 1-3bn/unit range. CF of say solar in this region is roughly 10-12%. To have same average output as a single 1GW npp you would need about 10GW solar and much more if you want to achieve firm generation. French refurbs will happen anyway. In fact, carenage is already undergoing.