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> stupidly expensive that can change if big governments focus on that > potentially dangerous the safest energy production per kWh hands down > radioactive
by posix_me_less 6y ago
> stupidly expensive
that can change if big governments focus on that
> potentially dangerous
the safest energy production per kWh hands down
> radioactive waste we have no way of dealing with
not true, we deal with it since 40's and we are doing fine.
- freeflight 6y agoNot too long ago there was a whole period dubbed "the nuclear age" where big governments all over the planet put major resources and focus into nuclear. Sure, a lot of that was based on its potential to weaponize, but funding and research into that has very strong synergies into the civilian sector. In that context, nuclear has very much seen way more focus and support than probably any other modern form of energy generation. So, why didn't that pan out and we apparently need another round of "big government focus"?
- posix_me_less 6y agoIt did pan out, we have hundreds of functional and useful nuclear reactors in the world that produce electric energy with close to zero CO2 emissions. The focus is needed to double down to get rid of all coal/gas plants.