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Re:Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable by drclau on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:02AM (#29200675)
> we're not concerned on R&D budgets

Just curious, why do you think so? I do think this should be the case, but I just don't see it happening.

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Re:Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable by rich_sasha on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:09AM (#29200753)
Mistyped, should have said "constrained".

In the planetary scale, paying a few $10bns or $100bns is nothing, especially against the backdrop of global warming damage. I don't think we should skimp on researching nuclear in this context, "because renewables are cooler".

I think we need a new "nuclear Trinity project" (only this time for energy generation!) or a SpaceX-type enterprise. Iterate, build a simple, single, safe design, and deploy it widely. Or fail, but not without trying.

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