it's not that unaffordable, but it's cheaper to first do a coal life extension, build new nuclear and then phase in coal2nuclear over a 20-30 year period.
In the longer term I am encouraged by the prospect of using nuclear power to make hydrogen. We need hydrogen anyway and it could be used to replace fossil fuels where electricity is inadequate.
Also switching rapidly between electricity generation and hydrogen synthesis allows nuclear power to be used efficiently to balance the grid.
It should be feasible to eventually replace end-of life coal with nuclear, when this becomes cheap.
it's not that unaffordable, but it's cheaper to first do a coal life extension, build new nuclear and then phase in coal2nuclear over a 20-30 year period.
In the longer term I am encouraged by the prospect of using nuclear power to make hydrogen. We need hydrogen anyway and it could be used to replace fossil fuels where electricity is inadequate.
Also switching rapidly between electricity generation and hydrogen synthesis allows nuclear power to be used efficiently to balance the grid.