I’m not pro nuclear but I agree that decommissioning existing nuclear plants to replace them with coal+gas is ridiculous. Totally backwards.

Solar+storage>nuclear>hydrocarbons

First replace the hydrocarbons, then you can think about replacing nuclear.

You don’t need it for an eternity, though. Just the half-life of the waste product.

???

You don’t know what half life means, lol.

https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/nuclear-energy-market-40848

As per Market Research Future analysis, the Nuclear Energy Market Size was estimated at 234.09 USD Billion in 2024. The Nuclear Energy industry is projected to grow from 245.38 USD Billion in 2025 to 392.9 USD Billion by 2035, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% during the forecast period 2025 - 2035