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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by 01100011 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @11:57AM (#31754956)
> A far better plan for Europe would be to go 100% renewable asap,

How is this possible, technologically or economically? It sounds like absolute fantasy in anything less than a decade.

> plausibly due to exports of crude oil from the USA

Our refineries are at max capacity. How is hoarding crude going to help anything? Exporting crude allows foreign refineries to assist with relieving the global shortage of refined products.

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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by april_22 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @07:01PM (#31760536)
I also don't think that Europe will and can go 100% renewable within a decade, though the current development of breeder reactors seem promising. When the technology will be ready, it can scale (relatively) fast and help get us off coal and gas way faster than wind and energy could.

https://you.com/search?q=Thorium%20breeder%20reactors

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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by april_22 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @07:12PM (#31760629)
edit: wind and solar of course
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