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In the longer term, growth is set to continue among nuclear and
renewable energies. Change in any industry so infrastructure-heavy
is time-consuming, but change is slowly coming. Despite this, Coal
and Gas are expected to be viable industries for a long time yet,
and are still projected to be the number one means of generating
power in foreseeable future.
Regardless, nuclear has
always been, and will likely
continue to be, cost
competitive with its main
competitors, coal and
natural gas. Exact estimates
of costs vary, but it's been suggested rough cost
parity over the next 20
years, not including any
potential
carbon trading or tax system,
which would hit both coal
and natural gas harder than
nuclear power.
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