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The 70's models are political compromises. The technology to make nuclear reactors far, far safer has been around for as long as the others have. And while the
by badloginagain 10y ago
The 70's models are political compromises. The technology to make nuclear reactors far, far safer has been around for as long as the others have.
And while the up-front cost of a nuclear reactor is going to be more than a solar farm, the amount of energy you'll be creating is orders of magnitude greater.
- Retric 10y agothe amount of energy you'll be creating is orders of magnitude greater Try running the numbers vs. 2.5 cents per kWh solar power. Further, nuclear costs more to construct, vastly more to operate, and even more to shut down.
- distances 10y agoI'll just point out the nuclear power plant Olkiluoto 3 which is well behind schedule and estimated to cost €8.5 billion [1]. Sure, the original price tag was €5 billion lower, but it's just the materialized cost that matters in the end. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Unit_3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#...