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People like the idea of nuclear, but none of these pro-nuclear advocates can make it cost-effective in practice. Look at South Carolina, what a debacle and the
by WhompingWindows 8y ago
People like the idea of nuclear, but none of these pro-nuclear advocates can make it cost-effective in practice. Look at South Carolina, what a debacle and the costs are being thrown onto rate-payers. New-build nuclear is just not working economically in the USA, we'd need a big change in policy, permitting, and willingness of the populace.
In many ways, China's nuclear demonstrates the advantages of its authoritarian system; it can get some things done far better than democracies, willingness/permitting/policy being such non-concerns for their governmental system.
- avmich 8y agoWe really need lots of good, verifiable data from both sides on comparison of nuclear vs. solar/wind technologies. Absent that, both approaches will probably develop naturally, as technology and political climate allows.
- DennisP 8y agoAnd nuclear power costs less than half as much in South Korea. An MIT study examined the reasons and suggested various changes to industry practice and regulations in the U.S. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2018/10/02/4-ways-to-lower-nuclear-plant-construction-costs/#3fd9a67f54b8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2018/10/02/4-ways-t...