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> It's funny that this threads main objection to nuclear is waste/mining/etc Is it? I got the impression the discussion has moved to recognising that nuclear
by logifail 4y ago
> It's funny that this threads main objection to nuclear is waste/mining/etc
Is it?
I got the impression the discussion has moved to recognising that nuclear is too expensive, not flexible, and looking at the slow-motion-train-wreck that is the EPR project, new reactor projects are likely going to be very late[0][1][2] and hugely over budget.
[0] https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fresh-delay-to-Flamanville-blamed-on-impact-of-pan https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fresh-delay-to-F...
[1] https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/finlands-olkiluoto-3-goes-online-after-12-year-construction-delay/ https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/finlands-olkiluoto-...
[2] https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CGN-takes-Taishan-1-offline-following-fuel-failure https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CGN-takes-Taisha...