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> So nuclear is never cheaper than solar The price of solar doesn't include energy storage, so the two can't be easily compared. > if the state is covering th
by Youden 6y ago
> So nuclear is never cheaper than solar
The price of solar doesn't include energy storage, so the two can't be easily compared.
> if the state is covering the insurance cost
Yes, though I'd be interested to know what those costs actually are.
> if you have enough Uranium available. Where do you buy your Uranium? How long will the Uranium reserves last?
Australia and Canada, both allied countries (to France/Germany), have megatons of the stuff [0]. Current reserves are enough to last about 90 years [0] but exploration is limited, more deposits likely exist.
Spent fuel rods can also be reprocessed [1].
> And where will you deposit the nuclear waste?
First, reprocess it [1]. When it's finally done for good, bury it deep in the ground [2].
Remember, nuclear isn't a new technology. It's been around for decades and solutions to these problems exist.
[0]: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/uranium-resources/supply-of-uranium.aspx https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fu...
[1]: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/uranium-enrichment.aspx https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fu...
[2]: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-waste/storage-and-disposal-of-radioactive-waste.aspx https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fu...
- amai 6y ago> bury it deep in the ground [2] Countries try to find suitable places to put their nuclear waste for 60 years now and haven't managed to select a single one, yet. The process costs billions of dollars of tax payers money. And it is roughly as fast as the invention of nuclear fusion. The success is always only 30 years away in the future. When you're riding a dead horse the best strategy is to get off.