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Re:Eye-witness stories from Chernobyl by reitzensteinm on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @04:03AM (#14543460)
How can you list scarcity of uranium as an issue for nuclear, then advocate for hydro without mentioning the same?

There are only so many suitable locations for hydro, and the further down the list we go the worse the incremental environmental impact.

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Re:Eye-witness stories from Chernobyl by jacquesm on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @04:57AM (#14543625)
Tidal is hydro and has barely been tapped.
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Re:Eye-witness stories from Chernobyl by fennecfoxen on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @05:46AM (#14543745)
Tidal's problem is that it's low-density energy and has a low capital-to-extracted-power ratio. And that capital is sitting in salt water.
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Re:Eye-witness stories from Chernobyl by reitzensteinm on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @07:13AM (#14543992)
My intent was not to advocate for nuclear, just to push back at a one sided argument.

You can make a compelling case for anything if you leave out inconvenient details.

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