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Back of the napkin calculation says that if theoretically the US diverted 2 years of its military budget to nuclear power plants it could make enough modern nuc
by ssijak 5y ago
Back of the napkin calculation says that if theoretically the US diverted 2 years of its military budget to nuclear power plants it could make enough modern nuclear power plants to get 70% of its needed power from those nuclear plants.
But it seems to that maintaining 800 bases around the world and dropping bombs far away is less expensive judging by priorities where the money is spent.
- q1w2 5y agoThe cost is high due to ancient regulatory requirements and political opposition to storage facilities. If political will existed, reactors could be build at one tenth the current cost. We need to re-open the Nevada storage facility and pass a law banning excessive court cases against plant building.