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Re:Cut global emissions by 7.6% per year for next decade to ... by arkh on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @03:58PM (#21642613)
> If you break ground today on a nuclear generator, you will not see your first kwh generated for at least a decade.

If Climate Change is so important, declare a total war against it like during WW2 against the Axis. With most production geared toward nuclear energy, you should have generator up and running a lot faster.

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Re:Cut global emissions by 7.6% per year for next decade to ... by altacc on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:00PM (#21642645)
The list of things I don't want built in a rush definitely includes nuclear reactors!
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Re:Cut global emissions by 7.6% per year for next decade to ... by RockIslandLine on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @05:22PM (#21643370)
And yet a ten year timeline is obviously nonsense. When these reactors were built in the 1970s, groundbreaking to power production was often 5 years.

Why is the process much worse now?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Nuclear_Power_Station

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Re:Cut global emissions by 7.6% per year for next decade to ... by DennisP on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:26PM (#21642905)
Yes, but it's also possible to go a lot slower than necessary. France converted their grid to 80% nuclear in 20 years and it seems to have worked out ok.
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Re:Cut global emissions by 7.6% per year for next decade to ... by deusofnull on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:23PM (#21642866)
Cant you do the same thing in regards to renewables?
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