Keep existing plants, but don’t build new large ones

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Run current reactors as long as regulators judge them safe; put new investment into renewables, storage and grids.

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Extending an existing plant’s life is one of the cheapest sources of low-carbon electricity, while new large reactors have repeatedly come in years late and far over budget.

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