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The idea of nuclear power plants in the US near residential communities is a non-starter. Solar thermal or geothermal might be an option, but I believe heat pu
by twobitshifter 4y ago
The idea of nuclear power plants in the US near residential communities is a non-starter.
Solar thermal or geothermal might be an option, but I believe heat pumps outperform those options on cost.
- acidburnNSA 4y agoHow is it a non-starter? Nuclear plants are low-carbon and extremely safe [1]. 100 km is a long way. There are millions of people in the USA living within 100 km of a nuclear plant. Showing people the numbers on nuclear isn't that hard. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
- twobitshifter 4y agoIt will never be built for political reasons.
- euroderf 4y agoOffer it cheap and the market will clear.