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yellowapple ◴[] No.45225313[source]
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V__ ◴[] No.45225582[source]
I agree that the fears are overblown, but at the same time the hype for nuclear is just weird. It's more complex, more expensive, less adjustable and more risky. Even the new hip small modular reactors are many years away.

The LCOE (Levelized Cost of Electricity) for solar with battery is already better than current solutions, and dropping. Wind and battery closely following. There is no way that nuclear technology will be able to compete on price in the foreseeable future.

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oceanplexian ◴[] No.45225618[source]
How is the hype for a limitless clean energy source, something that could benefit every aspect of humanity more than any other invention in human history considered “weird”?
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1. stonemetal12 ◴[] No.45225865[source]
For something that is supposed to be clean it sure keeps making places unhabitable.