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"And thanks to its nuclear generation, all that electricity will be carbon free." It ain't carbon-free to build the plants nor to mine and refine the uranium.
by jdkee 3y ago
"And thanks to its nuclear generation, all that electricity will be carbon free."
It ain't carbon-free to build the plants nor to mine and refine the uranium.
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoIt's still, overall, about as carbon (and other pollution) free as renewables as of about a decade ago: https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy Renewables have probably edged further ahead since, but nuclear is still in a totally different category from non-renewables. It's main problem is the expense. (edit to add: and even there it's ahead of fossil once you add the social cost of carbon to their price tag).