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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by Daho0n on Sunday February 21, 2021 @04:46PM (#26217565)
>safety features and regulations are a major part of nuclear's cost.

Which regulations -that aren't there for safety- are driving up cost of nuclear power? I can't find any. Are you saying we should cut down on safety to make nuclear able to compete?

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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by vasama on Sunday February 21, 2021 @05:05PM (#26217718)
Making a molten salt reactor safe might be much cheaper than a light water reactor.
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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by Paradigma11 on Monday February 22, 2021 @03:08AM (#26222009)
No, he is saying that MSR do not have many of those problems and are in compliance with those regulations without costly measures.
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