The military coup in Niger has raised concerns about uranium mining in the country by the French group Orano, and the consequences for France's energy independence.
Yes, nuclear is mostly used as baseload because operation and fuel costs are the cheapest of all. Its big costs are almost entirely building it and of that, cost of finance.
So, it would be the most expensive to curtail.
(Another reason why Germany shutting down its perfectly fine nuclear power plants already supplying 30% of its electricity is pure insanity.)
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Yes, nuclear is mostly used as baseload because operation and fuel costs are the cheapest of all. Its big costs are almost entirely building it and of that, cost of finance.
So, it would be the most expensive to curtail.
(Another reason why Germany shutting down its perfectly fine nuclear power plants already supplying 30% of its electricity is pure insanity.)