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What does nuclear power cost? Old plants dispel easy answers

  • Written by The Conversation
imageNuclear power generates less than 3% of China's electricity, but the country has ambitious plans. Nuclear power via www.shutterstock.com

This article is part of The Conversation’s worldwide series on the Future of Nuclear. You can read the rest of the series here.

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