[ElkGroveDan]

If a country produces more nuclear power than it needs in the dead of night, it must export that low-value, off-peak power.

That's a really lame argument. If we were willing to go full out nuclear, one could envision pricing power at extreme low rates during the low use hours causing industry to crank up their demand at those times. If there is still excess power then it could be consumed by desalinization plants or some other costly, power hungry process.

[Czar]

"If there is still excess power then it could be consumed by...some other costly, power hungry process.""

Hell EGD, no problem at all. How about the "costly, power hungry" political hacks in Congress? You know it is simply not possible to produce more power than this pack of hyenas can suck up...