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Two important points: 1. What about wind and solar? 2. The death/unit energy misses out the fact that we spend a lot more to keep nuclear safe because we are
by inputcoffee 9y ago
Two important points:
1. What about wind and solar?
2. The death/unit energy misses out the fact that we spend a lot more to keep nuclear safe because we are worried about it. If we spent a fraction of the same amount on other energy, we might get similar safety results.
- windlep 9y agoIndeed, it also fails to mention hydroelectric. Nor is there any mention of how much it costs per TW/h, especially when you factor in the insane cost from just a single accident or the fact that the waste has to be safely and securely stored for a very long time.
- vhost- 9y ago> 2. The death/unit energy misses out the fact that we spend a lot more to keep nuclear safe because we are worried about it. If we spent a fraction of the same amount on other energy, we might get similar safety results. this seems extremely hard to quantify.
- m0skit0 9y agoHydroelectric depends too much on orography. Not all countries have waterfalls, and if they have, they could be in inaccessible regions where it is very costly to build, let alone transport.