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Possibly yes but, even the case, the US, the UK, Japan and France would switch to fusion immediately, if feasible, to get rid of fission and its waste. Renewabl
by DrNuke 8y ago
Possibly yes but, even the case, the US, the UK, Japan and France would switch to fusion immediately, if feasible, to get rid of fission and its waste. Renewables & nuclear are the perfect mix to contain greenhouse gases emissions, that’s why the debate is so hot.
- pfdietz 8y agoNo, nuclear and renewables do not mix well at all. Intermittent low cost sources of power shoot nuclear's baseload business case in the gut. The reactors cannot sell power at high enough price enough of the time to make sense.
- DrNuke 8y agoYou know, it is renewables to lose, apart of local places blessed by any sort of competitive advantage (water, silicon, etc.). However, I am not here for politics and you simply cannot beat nuclear by numbers, though.
- pfdietz 8y agoNuclear is being beaten by the numbers as we speak. That's why renewables are being installed worldwide and, with a few exceptions, reactors are not.
- neolefty 8y agoYes, fission creates waste, but fusion reactors as currently envisioned would also create radioactive waste — not the fusion products themselves — but materials of the containment vessels which have been bombarded with neutrons.