Ask HN: Is nuclear power a practical short term solution to climate change?

Re:Ask HN: Is nuclear power a practical short term solution ... by wmf on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:49PM (#29136097)

No, we screwed it up so much that it would take decades to fix. Building a traditional reactor takes over ten years, while advanced reactors need ten more years of R&D. By that time, renewables may be cheaper than even next-generation reactors.

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Re:Ask HN: Is nuclear power a practical short term solution ... by byoung2 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:14PM (#29136237)

Also, all of the nuclear reactors in the world provide about 10% of the world's power. Even doubling this might not be enough.

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Re:Ask HN: Is nuclear power a practical short term solution ... by yongjik on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:23PM (#29136284)

At the same time, solar and wind provide 2.7% and 5.3% of the world's electricity (nuclear is 10.4%) - yet everyone is comfortable betting on them to solve our climate crisis.

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix

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Re:Ask HN: Is nuclear power a practical short term solution ... by baash05 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @01:29AM (#29136825)

I've not had an electric bill this year. My panels make way more than I use. I'm cool with them.

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Re:Ask HN: Is nuclear power a practical short term solution ... by byoung2 on Monday November 08, 2021 @05:18PM (#29155018)

I have the same experience with solar. I would also agree that there is not enough solar and wind production.

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