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SMRs are being touted now, but (1) they aren't that small, and (2) they have to be grouped together or else fixed labor costs become unacceptable per unit of po
by pfdietz 2y ago
SMRs are being touted now, but (1) they aren't that small, and (2) they have to be grouped together or else fixed labor costs become unacceptable per unit of power output. The result is a collection whose power output isn't too different from conventional large reactors.
- vlovich123 2y agoI agree it’s unlikely but by the same token renewables don’t really solve this problem any better - at the end of the day you need batteries for both.
- pfdietz 2y agoRenewables scale down much better than nuclear does, particularly PV. For that matter, so do batteries.