Are Nuclear Plants Immortal?

Mark Nelson, managing director of Radiant Energy Group, and I dig
into his claims about the functional "immortality" of nuclear
power plants. We explore the physics of the limitations of
reactor life and whether keeping existing nuclear online as long
as possible is an intelligent investment. We take a look at the
peculiarities of different reactor designs and their impacts on
longevity including the unfortunate decision of the UK to go it
alone with its gas reactor fleet whose internals cannot be
refurbished. Finally we take a detour to explore just what is
going on with the French fleet which is running at only 2/3
capacity during the worst energy crunch since the OPEC crisis.
Enjoy!


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