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New large reactors in Europe and North America have often incurred high costs and delays. In other contexts, or for lifetime extensions of existing plants, the cost can be competitive. IEA\/OECD-NEA and Lazard analyses show that LCOE varies greatly with financing, construction timescales, perceived risk, regulation, and supply chain. There is no single nuclear cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New large reactors in Europe and North America have often incurred high costs and delays. In other contexts, or for lifetime extensions of existing plants, the cost can be competitive. IEA\/OECD-NEA and Lazard analyses show that LCOE varies greatly with financing, construction timescales, perceived risk, regulation, and supply chain. 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