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Re:Can Nuclear Power Offer a Way Out of the Climate Crisis? by keanzu on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:09PM (#21998211)
I don't have to imagine it, none of those things are relevant in China, they've discovered a different problem - the economics don't work and so China’s losing its taste for nuclear power. That’s bad news.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612564/chinas-losing-its-...

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Re:Can Nuclear Power Offer a Way Out of the Climate Crisis? by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:22PM (#21998270)
What about once you factor in the long-term economic costs of climate change? If that was truly factored into the cost of producing electricity, I suspect nuclear would come out well ahead.
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Re:Can Nuclear Power Offer a Way Out of the Climate Crisis? by xxgreg on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:24AM (#21998768)
Or perhaps China would build more wind and solar instead. China generates more electricity from both wind and solar than nuclear, and the annual installation rates continue to increase.
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