14. Nuclear energy

Nuclear power enables us to produce a lot of energy with little fuel, at a price that remains stable over time for a given generation of reactors. This is because the price of uranium has little impact on the price per kWh. If, for example, the price of uranium is multiplied by 10, the price per kWh increases by less than 40%. In the case of natural gas, it would increase by a factor of 7 if the price of natural gas rose by a factor of 10.

Nuclear power emits no CO ₂ during operation, and the only CO ₂ production comes from power plant manufacturing, mining, transport and decommissioning (figure