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Re:Developers of small modular reactors hope their time has ... by yodelshady on Friday March 25, 2022 @06:02PM (#30807437)
> They have delivered cheap and green electricity and weaned us off fossil fuels gradually.

I'm sorry we're just living in fantasy land now.

We're not weaned off fossils. Not even close. That's just a lie.

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Re:Developers of small modular reactors hope their time has ... by pydry on Sunday March 27, 2022 @08:36AM (#30819763)
In the UK solar and wind went from < 5% to 30% in the last 7 years because it's cheap to build. Nuclear's growth has been zero because it's ridiculously expensive.
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Re:Developers of small modular reactors hope their time has ... by yodelshady on Monday March 28, 2022 @04:31AM (#30828465)
180 MW today.
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Re:Developers of small modular reactors hope their time has ... by pydry on Monday March 28, 2022 @10:51AM (#30831061)
https://grid.iamkate.com/ says 4.5 GW or 13% today.
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