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A lot of people say that new reactor designs will be a game changer but I can't help but wonder how much more benefit they'll provide over plain old solar and w
by refuse 4y ago
A lot of people say that new reactor designs will be a game changer but I can't help but wonder how much more benefit they'll provide over plain old solar and wind with hydrogen for storage and transport.
After the Ukraine invasion, I think it's also worth considering future political instability in reactor permitting and design. I believe the molten salt reactors negate a lot of the problems we've had to consider with the Zaporozhye nuclear plant being in a war zone, but I'm not sure it comes out to something much better than solar and wind.
The micro reactors sound interesting though.
- legitster 4y agoIf anything, the Ukraine invasion changed my opinion the other way. Germany had the largest investment in solar and wind anywhere in the world. But their dirty secret was that they were dependent on malicious petrostates to keep the lights on this whole time. Meanwhile, the Nordics and France that when all-in on nuclear are enjoying relative energy independence.
- uoaei 4y agoSo you have a problem with cronyism and corruption, not with solar and wind.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoSo how are those sanctions on rosatom going then? Sooo independent.