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So their 2060 target is a lower percentage than the EU has today? Which is itself 50% lower than the EU had 20 years ago.

I think that's a pretty good support for the notion that nuclear is past its prime.

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It is 50% of daily power consumption. They are planning on overbuild the network by 100% so it can be carbon neutral and cost effective even if the sun stops shining, the wind stops blowing and the rain stops raining for a year. Currently between 50% to 100% of generation capacity is idle in China as government policy to encourage growth.

This is the resilience something civilisation depends upon should have. Not the duct tape and chewing gum that the Us and EU networks are made of.

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