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Nothing interesting about the cleanest energy (which is, as everybody knows, nuclear) ? That's desapointing. I'm glad that some countries have built and are st
by JackSlateur 1y ago
Nothing interesting about the cleanest energy (which is, as everybody knows, nuclear) ? That's desapointing.
I'm glad that some countries have built and are still betting on the half-century years-old tech: fast neutrons reactors, those outputs are equivalent to our regular light-water reactors and which generates no waste (to be precise, most of that waste have a ~30yo half-life, not a big deal)
- staticcaucasian 1y agoVolts covers nuclear fairly often. Check the transcript history if you're genuinely interested. It's not a compelling story; solar and wind are _really_ cheap now, and our modeling and software is getting way better at accommodating them. Nuclear just isn't economical at all in comparison.
- jillesvangurp 1y agoNot that cheap though. Cheap nuclear seems to be a bit of a fantasy.
- JackSlateur 1y agoYeah In the meantime, here in France, we've had the lowest power supply cost for decades I am glad politics have fixed that, so that we can be miserable like everyone else
- jillesvangurp 1y agoAnd high taxes. Which pay for the nuclear plants. That are currently aging and need tens of billions more investment to keep running.
- JackSlateur 1y agoCould you share more informations on both affirmations ?
- jillesvangurp 1y agohttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/explain-how-france-pays-for-it-ZbW7QpPgTkyRIvklDp3IKA https://www.perplexity.ai/search/explain-how-france-pays-for... Here you go. Fairly detailed overview of how most of the cost is not factored into the monthly bills consumers pay. It basically involves a lot of state backed debt, subsidies, etc. Also note the massive investment in a waste storage facility.
- JackSlateur 1y agoI think this answers everything, indeed :)