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We can, and must, do both. Solar and wind are awesome, but they are not dispatchable like nuclear is. They are not available when the sun isn’t shining and the
by Dig1t 3y ago
We can, and must, do both.
Solar and wind are awesome, but they are not dispatchable like nuclear is. They are not available when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. We have enough nuclear fuel to power all of human civilization for a very long time and it is completely carbon free. There are vast swaths of land to safely store the small amount of generated waste. If you really care about climate change you should be 100% onboard the nuclear bandwagon.
- eqvinox 3y ago> We have enough nuclear fuel to power all of human civilization for a very long time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining#Peak_uranium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining#Peak_uranium > Optimistic predictions > The OECD estimates that with the world nuclear electricity generating rates of 2002, with LWR, once-through fuel cycle, there are enough conventional resources to last 85 years using known resources and 270 years using known and as yet undiscovered resources. With breeders, this is extended to 8,500 years.[