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> Even if you waved a magic wand and eliminated any form of political opposition, that doesn't change this less than favorable cost picture. The cost is the ma
by Lammy 6y ago
> Even if you waved a magic wand and eliminated any form of political opposition, that doesn't change this less than favorable cost picture.
The cost is the manifestation of the political opposition.
- jasonwatkinspdx 6y agoNo, it is not. It's intrinsic to the technology. You see the exact same unpleasant numbers in entirely state funded fission, including everything China is currently building. CCP certainly isn't paying the same costs out of "politics." I want to be clear: I'm generally pro nuclear. I'm just exhausted by the smug "scared idiots and politics ruins fission" when the situation is considerably more complex.