Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after Fukushima

Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by godelski on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @11:36PM (#26420299)

> I think there is a targetted campaign to push nuclear... even on this site.

I'm not trying to call conspiracy but I was a bit surprised that this is the third nuclear post on the front page in the last two weeks. Usually we do like once every few months. I came to this thread wondering why there's so much nuclear talk lately.

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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by dang on Thursday March 11, 2021 @08:29PM (#26431269)

Nuclear is a popular topic on HN. Randomness contains sequences that don't feel random. That's all you need to explain three posts in two weeks.

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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by godelski on Friday March 12, 2021 @12:04AM (#26432383)

I realized what it was like right after I wrote this commend, anniversary of Fukushima. I didn't think it was a conspiracy (come on, we've talked a few times, I hope you don't think I'm a conspiracy guy). Just was trying to figure out what caused the abnormal uptick and this makes a lot of sense.

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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by saalweachter on Thursday March 11, 2021 @09:12AM (#26424181)

I assume it's because there's a general impression that the Biden administration is, if not pro-nuclear, a lot more open to the idea of nuclear than a lot of previous administrations.

Obviously the President can't just wave his hand a cause a few dozen new reactors to spring up in the US, and four years may not be enough time to make a committed push that can't be quickly reversed by the next administration, but that's what's got everyone who's interested in nuclear so excited.

Heck, the URA ETF is up 70% since the election, from the low it had been hanging around since Fukushima.

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