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Re:U.S. Produces More Power from Wind and Solar Than Nuclear... by Manuel_D on Saturday July 09, 2022 @12:54PM (#32036977)
Serial production stopped in the 1980s. The US lost the economies of scale of it's nuclear industry, so plants built after that experienced higher costs. That, plus misinformation about the safety and environmental impact of nuclear power.
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Re:U.S. Produces More Power from Wind and Solar Than Nuclear... by einpoklum on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @04:44PM (#32075427)
You mean, the _failure of_ misinformation about the safety and environmental impact of nuclear power.
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