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Environment & Energy

FBaggins

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3. Sorry... that doesn't make any sense.

Reply to immoderate (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 03:59 PM

Jan 2013

Their reactors are already built. There's little capital savings involved in idling sunk costs.

As for new construction... much of that is already paid for as well. Any additional new construction would still have to be compared to alternatives (which, in Japan, are limited and expensive).

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