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Nuclear has a similar problem once you get near 100%, the demand isn't actually flat (spikes during daylight and winter) andthe seasonal variation differs around the globe.

Tge solutions are similar too, build nore so you can cover the peak, or build storage to buffer in the short and long term.

Once you start buffering, you would choose to overbuild renewables because its cheaper.

Nuclear has a very niche future around 5% of global energy, Solar and wind will be doing the heavy lifting.



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