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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by adrianN on Sunday July 31, 2022 @07:32AM (#32294855)
No continent currently runs on nuclear power, not even a single country currently runs on nuclear power. Nuclear power is hence unproven at scale by your logic.
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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by Manuel_D on Sunday July 31, 2022 @03:03PM (#32297843)
France generates over 70% of it's power from nuclear energy. At it's peak it was over 80%, with the remainder fulfilled by preexisting hydroelectricity.
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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by adrianN on Sunday July 31, 2022 @03:12PM (#32297910)
France gets 70% ef its electricity from nuclear. It only gets about a third of its primary power from nuclear. Clearly, the technology can't handle the task if the country can't even run its electric grid on 100% nuclear. /s
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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by Manuel_D on Sunday July 31, 2022 @04:47PM (#32298684)
By comparison, the largest share of wind and solar in any country is only 43% in Denmark. Germany comes in second only 33%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_renewable...

So if 70% is insufficient to demonstrate feasibility, then solar and wind are even worse off.

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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by adrianN on Monday August 01, 2022 @12:09AM (#32301977)
In this thread I'm making fun of the assertion that proven technology can't scale. I guess I should've added more sarcasm markers.
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