WindEconomics: Will wind face more competition from nuclear?

Unlike wind and solar, the cost of nuclear power seems to actually be going up rather than down, with long and delayed completion times. Yet, some governments are looking to build more nuclear facilities as they look to replace fossil fuels and produce more energy domestically.

by David Milborrow
Finland is also building a ‘permanent disposal site for high-level nuclear waste' on Olkiluoto, where spent material will be buried more than 400m below ground for 100,000 years (pic credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)
Finland is also building a ‘permanent disposal site for high-level nuclear waste' on Olkiluoto, where spent material will be buried more than 400m below ground for 100,000 years (pic credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)

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