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UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales

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14 points noir_lord | 2 comments | 13 Nov 25 11:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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infinet ◴[13 Nov 25 15:40 UTC] No.45916183[source]▶
I was a huge fan of nuclear power, until I heard a plan to build one 50 km from my home.
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1. credit_guy ◴[13 Nov 25 16:03 UTC] No.45916528[source]▶
Why?

A perfectly good nuclear power plant was less than 60km from New York City, and provided 2 GW of electricity. It bothers me a lot that it was shut down . It was replaced with natural gas power plants.

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2. infinet ◴[13 Nov 25 18:45 UTC] No.45918791[source]▶
High voltage DC power line can transfer electricity over long distances with little loss. So it is preferable to build a nuclear power station far away from densely populated area. The proposed plan near my home was close to a lake, as compared to near a running river or sea. That raised more concerns. Thankfully it stayed as plan and had been forgotten. I googled and could not find it.

My home is safe now. But I still think nuclear power in its current state is not a responsible option. The spent fuel remains dangerous after hundreds or thousands years.