Britain to start approval process for Rolls-Royce mini nuclear reactor

Re:Britain to start approval process for Rolls-Royce mini nu... by params on Monday March 07, 2022 @05:54PM (#30594449)

You could swap UK with Sweden and your comment would be just as relevant. Ok, it's a bit of harsh when applied to us, I'm not sure if we are choked out, but the energy crisis is real and high-energy industries are halting and forced to stop their expansion or even shrink their operations.

Another aspect is that energy and gas went from being affordable to a luxury, that's right, a growing chunk of swedes will have to cut back on their use of electricity (how would that even work). The prices on electricity have gone up 400% in ONE year, gas prices have gone up about 200%. Wages have halted since forever if you account for inflation.

I'm realizing the terrifying pace of this just now when writing it out, it's just unfolding in front of our eyes, we are in for one hell of a ride..

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Re:Britain to start approval process for Rolls-Royce mini nu... by inglor_cz on Monday March 07, 2022 @05:58PM (#30594479)

"that's right, a growing chunk of swedes will have to cut back on their use of electricity"

This is really something that would have been unthinkable a mere 5 years ago. Sweden, one of the richest nations of Earth, having to be careful about electricity prices.

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