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Politicians have been pushing nuclear power for years. It's 5x more expensive than solar or wind but in America the military hates the idea of not having it aro
by pydry 3y ago
Politicians have been pushing nuclear power for years. It's 5x more expensive than solar or wind but in America the military hates the idea of not having it around to share costs with.
Nuclear subs, nukes, aircraft carriers, etc. need a nuclear industry.
- pfdietz 3y agoI don't think nuclear weapons themselves need a nuclear industry, as in an industry for making nuclear reactors, at least in the major nuclear powers. They already have all the plutonium they need. The US hasn't made new plutonium for nuclear weapons in decades.
- pydry 3y agoA lot of the supply chain and skills base is shared between the nuclear military and commercial nuclear. The military's needs are not quite as straightforward as "take plutonium put it in a box". They need nuclear engineers, parts for PWRs, etc. This is why the US government pushes nuclear power heavily in spite of it 5xing the cost of civilian electricity.