New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light

Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light by pfdietz on Friday October 30, 2020 @10:34PM (#24948699)

Land costs are not a big issue, especially when looking at the world as a whole. In much of the US, for example, the cost of putting solar equipment on some land is nearly two orders of magnitude higher than the cost of the land itself. If a country is land constrained, then in an era of cheap solar they'll lose heavy industry to other countries with more land.

If land cost ever did become significant globally for renewables then renewables will have already slaughtered the competition, by being cheaper by a huge factor.

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Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light by godelski on Saturday October 31, 2020 @03:50PM (#24954614)

Relying on another country for your energy needs isn't a great idea. We've long sought to be energy dependent. Doing so has led to less wars and less influence from outside governments. Are you really going to base your entire economy and civilian well being (because let's be real, we live in an electric world) on the promise that another country will always sell that energy to you at a fair price? Always? Never decide to change?

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Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light by pfdietz on Saturday October 31, 2020 @05:51PM (#24955481)

It's not relying on the other country, it's having your industry become uncompetitive and die. It's not something you'd have a choice about.

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