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How does that work in China and Russia?
by tuatoru 3y ago
How does that work in China and Russia?
- acidburnNSA 3y agoChina and Russia regularly deliver nuclear plants (VVERs, Hualong One) roughly on time and budget.
- tuatoru 3y agoBut not at a rate that can keep up with the growth in demand, especially in China. Demand in China has grown more than 20-fold over the 21st Century but nuclear installs have not come close to keeping up with that. In contrast solar PV and wind have now grown to the point where they are overtaking the growth in demand, meaning that fossil plants can soon start to be be retired.
- emmelaich 3y agoAnti-pollution activists share a lot with anti-nuclear activists. In China and Russia they don't have as much clout, so they use lots of coal, if it's cheaper.
- konart 3y agoAccording to https://www.worldometers.info/coal/coal-consumption-by-country/ https://www.worldometers.info/coal/coal-consumption-by-count... Russia's coal consumption is notably lower than that of the US per capita.
- lupusreal 3y agoChina and Russia funded the antinuclear sentiment in other countries, not in their own.