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Nuclear is not financially viable in a market dominated by renewables.

• bilbo0s 2y ago
  Which is why government will need to foot the bill as a strategic priority. No one is saying that it is something that should interest private sector investors. Obviously on a spreadsheet it has no chance of comparing favorably against slapping up windmills. It needs to be looked at in terms of national security.
  • adrianN 2y ago
    In terms of national security you want hydrogen turbines, electrolysis, and batteries.
    • toomuchtodo 2y ago
      There is some research on repurposing existing methane pipeline infra for transporting chemical energy produced from low carbon energy. https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/docs/hydrogenprogramlibraries/pdfs/review23/fe016_kass_2023_p-pdf.pdf https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/docs/hydrogenprogramlibrarie...
  • T-A 2y ago
    The Swedish approach: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/sweden-proposes-state-loans-new-nuclear-reactors-2025-03-27/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/sweden-proposes-stat...
    • queuep 2y ago
      You mean giving favorable loans to companies that can then run it for profit?