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To: TimF who wrote (47276)	11/18/2010 5:37:38 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Re: [By the time you add in decommissioning costs, and a state funded radioactive waste storage facility, nuclear can never really win the debate] "Against fossil fuels, and probably hydro power and a few other things probably not. But when you consider the down time for most alternatives (that they produce less total electricity if they are not producing as often, but esp. that they can't be relied on to produce when you need it) nuclear can probably against many "alternate energy" sources, esp. with some regulatory reform and with improved designs. I can't figure out from the above if you are agreeing or disagreeing that --- when all costs are considered --- nuclear cannot be price competitive currently....