> This also doesn't explain why China (at ~5%) hasn't managed the same percentage of nuclear as the US (~18%)
replyThey started way later.
What makes you think hydro displaced nuclear in China?
They have more hydro and less nuclear. Hydro can displace anything when you have the geography suitable to actually build it. Which means the thing it displaced is the thing they have less of. They built new coal instead of new nuclear.
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