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It is so clear that nuclear is dead. The US has abandoned the only two it has tried to construct since the 1970s, after pouring in billions.

Like or it not, I don't think we'll ever see another new nuclear plant constructed outside BRIC countries.




There are 50 reactors under construction in 15 different countries.

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and...


I don't believe that list is accurate, the US abandoned construction of the two it was building [1]

Also, very few of the reactors on that list are in OECD countries.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/climate/nuclear-power-pro...


So more accurately: nuclear is dying (slowly) in OECD countries.


...which is exactly what I said originally...

"I don't think we'll ever see another new nuclear plant constructed outside BRIC countries. "


Vogtle is still underway, as another poster pointed out.




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