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You made the politicians who signed off on this very wealthy. Government programs mean big contracts, and the people who decide on those contracts always get th
by fwungy 3y ago
You made the politicians who signed off on this very wealthy. Government programs mean big contracts, and the people who decide on those contracts always get their slice.
If they were serious about decarbonization they'd be pushing next gen nuclear to the point that electricity was so cheap that fossil tech couldn't compete.
What we're doing now is subsidizing cheap oil for China, while soaking American and European consumers, but the politicians are getting their slice, so why not?
- pydry 3y agoNuclear power stations are built solely for the purposes of supporting a nuclear military (like in Russia, the USA or France) or building nuclear weapons in a hurry (like in Sweden, Iran or South Korea). No country does it for any other reason. Certainly not for the environment. The cost is absolutely prohibitive (5x solar/wind) and it demands lavish subsidies even if you discount the nearly free government-granted catastrophe insurance. The only way to make it cheap for the consumer is to have paid off the plants because they were built 50 years ago and to neglect their maintenance. Like France. Pumped storage, solar and wind meanwhile, are very, very reasonably priced.
- thinkcontext 3y ago> If they were serious about decarbonization they'd be pushing next gen nuclear Well, then you must be overjoyed to learn that in the US just that is being done. Between the Infrastructure Act and the IRA there's money for: - new technology development - a nuclear production tax credit - domestic fuel so we don't have to buy uranium from Russia I'm sure after learning this you will feel moved to write Joe Biden a thank you card for implementing the exact policy you are advocating.