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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by elproxy on Thursday March 11, 2021 @04:16PM (#26429109)
Yup, a lot of the conversation around energy and electricity feels like we're not at all talking about the same things. A book worth reading on the subject: https://www.withouthotair.com/
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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by sir_bearington on Thursday March 11, 2021 @04:29PM (#26429235)
The book mostly focuses on raw generation figures. I see little to no writing on how to handle the intermittency of renewable sources.

Also, the 1,000 year figure for fissile fuel does not consider reprocessing which reclaims over 80% of fuel used.

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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by pydry on Friday March 12, 2021 @03:32AM (#26433426)
Worth bearing in mind that it was published in 2009 & the author died in 2016.

A lot has changed since then - the costs he specifies, for instance, might as well be from the previous century.

Energy use has also decreased.

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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by pfdietz on Thursday March 11, 2021 @07:43PM (#26430961)
That author is long dead, and his assumptions are increasingly out of date.
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