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Re:Why Small Modular Reactors Can’t Compete with Renewable E... by 7speter on Thursday January 19, 2023 @05:23PM (#34446531)
Right, “renewable energy,” but the wind turbine/photovoltaic materials aren’t “renewable”: fiberglass and plastic isn’t recyclable, and don’t get me started with the lithium ion batteries these people want us to this store energy in.

That all said I’m not anti renewable or anti electric car, but these aren’t environmentally scalable solutions at the current time and we should look at all options available instead of putting our eggs all in one basket.

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Re:Why Small Modular Reactors Can’t Compete with Renewable E... by Schroedingersat on Friday January 20, 2023 @12:28AM (#34449596)
On top of recycling actually being a thing for PV and downcycling being a growing industry for wind blades, every solar panel and every wind turbine blade ever made would fit in a single year of tailings pit of a single open pit uranium mine like Husab.
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