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For countries that can reliably get to 99% hydro, save for some exceptional droughts, "build nuclear" is about the worst advice you can give them.
by jcattle 6mo ago
For countries that can reliably get to 99% hydro, save for some exceptional droughts, "build nuclear" is about the worst advice you can give them.
- leonidasrup 6mo agoBuilding dams is not without environmental costs especially in water stressed regions. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has long been a source of tension between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. https://www.dw.com/en/gerd-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-sparks-water-concern-in-egypt-sudan/a-73886547 https://www.dw.com/en/gerd-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-s... Motuo Hydropower Station - will overtake the Three Gorges dam as the world's largest. The project has attracted criticism for its potential impact on millions of Indians and Bangladeshis living downriver, as well as the surrounding environment and local Tibetans. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gk1251w14o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gk1251w14o
- red-iron-pine 6mo ago"a source of tension" is a understatement. might have have caused a war, and still could.