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A comment on EU electricity production by country and source. Parent comment

Re:EU electricity production by country and source by FBISurveillance on Sunday November 06, 2022 @08:27AM (#33492377)
There is, nuclear fission now _and_ invest into nuclear fusion.

Best time to invest heavily in fusion was 20 years ago, second best time is now.

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Re:EU electricity production by country and source by evilos on Sunday November 06, 2022 @09:05AM (#33492744)
IMO fission is already plenty for our current/near-term energy needs.

We should definitely continue the pace on fusion but it's not strictly necessary. We should prioritize deploying proven technology ASAP.

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Re:EU electricity production by country and source by pencilguin on Sunday November 06, 2022 @06:41PM (#33498906)
There will be no civil fusion power, as it would cost >10x as much as fission, and fission is not now competitive, and gets less so with each passing day.

Each dollar diverted to fusion or fission from build-out of wind and solar brings climate catastrophe nearer.

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