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We know how to build nuclear submarines and run them quite well, and salt water is not worse than hot nuclear fuel. Nuclear power will never be easy on the mate

• adgjlsfhk1 4y ago
  Nuclear submarines work well, but they're far from cheap (roughly 5 billion each). lots of that is for stealth and weapons, but it's rather naive to think that underwater nuclear reactors will ever be cost competitive with solar/wind + a battery.
• babypuncher 4y ago
  Nuclear submarines are not expected to turn a profit over 30 years of operation
  • petre 4y ago
    They definitely turn a profit when your country is not attacked and destroyed by invaders, like it currently happens to Ukraine, a country without nuclear submarines.
    • adgjlsfhk1 4y ago
      that's but relevant. this conversation was about using under water nuclear reactors for power