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Many existing plants have produced electricity for decades and continue to operate at high capacity factors. However, it is true that a new project with major delays, interest during construction, and cost overruns can become economically problematic. Profitability depends on the cost of capital, electricity prices, markets, operating lifetime, capacity factor, and regulatory model. ‘Never’ is an absolute that cannot be substantiated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many existing plants have produced electricity for decades and continue to operate at high capacity factors. However, it is true that a new project with major delays, interest during construction, and cost overruns can become economically problematic. Profitability depends on the cost of capital, electricity prices, markets, operating lifetime, capacity factor, and regulatory model. ‘Never’ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":42,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tema":[148],"class_list":["post-1849","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDoes a nuclear power plant never recoup its investment? - Energia nucleare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/energianucleare.eu\/en\/faq\/does-a-nuclear-power-plant-never-recoup-its-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Does a nuclear power plant never recoup its investment? - Energia nucleare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many existing plants have produced electricity for decades and continue to operate at high capacity factors. 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