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Re:The First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Was Just Approved... by jonhohle on Saturday August 06, 2022 @02:04PM (#32370241)
While nuclear disasters are acutely catastrophic, they are also exceptionally rare. In the US, nuclear power has 1/100th the deaths per TWh compared to hydro electric, 1/500th oil, and 1/1000th coal.

I really hope the US can adopt a more aggressive approach to using more fuel, even if that means it may be closer to weapons grade at some point in its cycle. This would eliminate a significant amount of waste leaving catastrophic failure as the only real downside.

I would be very happy with a nuclear+solar future (which is currently my present as well).

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Re:The First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Was Just Approved... by lamontcg on Sunday August 07, 2022 @01:56PM (#32378280)
The last nuclear meltdown was literally a trillion dollar disaster.

Wind and Solar don't have failure modes like that so you don't even have to think about it.

This is why Nuclear tends to get more expensive over time because nobody can accurately calculate the risk of any design decision, so engineers and managers tend to make them more complex over time.

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