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I don't think they'll build new ones, way to expensive, unprofitable and the general strategy is to phase out nuclear until 2050.
by config_yml 10y ago
I don't think they'll build new ones, way to expensive, unprofitable and the general strategy is to phase out nuclear until 2050.
- petre 10y agoAnd replace base load nuclear power stations with what? Coal? Gas from Russia? I don't know if they have any usable geothermal resources but that would be the only sound renewable replacement for nuclear.
- pif 10y ago> And replace base load nuclear power stations with what? Indeed, that's the fundamental question! It's easy to be against something for its drawbacks. But a serious discussion must start from either an alternative with similar value and fewer negatives, or a plan to give up the benefits at all. Just saying "No this, no that" is immature, in my humble opinion.
- 1wd 10y ago> Currently, no electricity is being produced from geothermal sources in Switzerland. [...] > The potential for geothermal electricity production in Switzerland is very high, but there is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding the associated costs and feasibility. [...] > Experts anticipate that, by 2030, around a dozen geothermal plants will be in operation which will produce a combined total of 800 GWh of electricity. http://www.bfe.admin.ch/themen/00490/00501/?lang=en http://www.bfe.admin.ch/themen/00490/00501/?lang=en (Nuclear power in Switzerland in 2015 produced 23'000 GWh.)
- p1mrx 10y agoIf the externalities of CO₂ emission were included in energy prices, then nuclear wouldn't seem so expensive. Let's account for the externalities, and then let all energy sources compete on a level playing field.
- the8472 10y agobut then lets also factor the externalties into nuclear too. too often the tax payer ends up having to pay for decommissioning, waste management, fuel recycling and cleanup in case of accidents.