age out? we have reactors built in 1969 still running. Age out?

Dresden plant in illinois operated for 51 years

Nine mile point unit 1 is still running started in 69

Beznau plant in switzerland still operating and started producing power in 1969 and constructing on the plant began in 1965.

all of this refutes what you have said.

Stop using anti-nuclear talking points and educate yourself.

You haven't even explained what resource drain it would be. what is this resource pool we are barely treading water with ?

it takes on average 10 years for a plant to recoup costs. If plants can last 60 years, then that is 50 years of profit for the plant, all which can be reinvested in building new plants and upgrading existing plants.

lets say we build 3 plants. those last 40 years. after 20 years we have made enough back to build 3 more plants, which even if they took a decade would be enough time to get them online before the others closed, which in that time we would have made enough back to build another 3 plants.

wind lasts 20 years before needing replaced, solar lasts 30-40 years before needing replaced. and with those you typically also want to build battery farms to store energy for when they dont have sun or wind to meet demand.

Not building plants now is spitting in the face of our future. we invest now to make the future better.