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Re:2-Acre Vertical Farm Run by AI and Robots Out-Produces 72... by fsflover on Monday December 28, 2020 @04:48AM (#25557964)
If markets valued the low-CO2 nature of nuclear, they’d be doing better

https://whatisnuclear.com/economics.html

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Re:2-Acre Vertical Farm Run by AI and Robots Out-Produces 72... by iso947 on Monday December 28, 2020 @06:21AM (#25558349)
Compared with coal and oil, and ignoring waste. Nuclear costs more than wind and solar though.
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Re:2-Acre Vertical Farm Run by AI and Robots Out-Produces 72... by onepointsixC on Monday December 28, 2020 @11:51AM (#25560709)
Only because externalization of costs of storage as well as start up and shut down of more consistent power sources that supplement their variable electricity generation.
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Re:2-Acre Vertical Farm Run by AI and Robots Out-Produces 72... by fsflover on Monday December 28, 2020 @06:44AM (#25558470)
Not true about waste: https://whatisnuclear.com/waste.html

What about recycling for wind/solar?

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