Re:Everything I believed about nuclear waste was wrong
by JohnBooty on Friday February 10, 2023 @02:37PM
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Nuclear power is only "5x" higher cost if you utterly ignore the environmental catastrophe of fossil fuels.
Global warming will cost countless trillions and displace, sicken, and/or kill billions in the coming centuries.
Re:Everything I believed about nuclear waste was wrong
by Krasnol on Friday February 10, 2023 @03:10PM
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I'm quite sure op meant 5x higher than certain renewables not fossil.
Nobody is talking about fossil anymore. It's on the way out just like nuclear.
Re:Everything I believed about nuclear waste was wrong
by goatlover on Friday February 10, 2023 @03:17PM
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At some point it will, but has fossil fuel use actually declined so far? From what a I’ve read, the Arctic is being looked at as a new frontier for oil and gas exploration as the ice retreats.
Re:Everything I believed about nuclear waste was wrong
by Krasnol on Friday February 10, 2023 @03:32PM
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Yes, it has declined in countries which invest into renewables: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-energy-c...
Re:Everything I believed about nuclear waste was wrong
by pydry on Saturday February 11, 2023 @06:39AM
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>Nuclear power is only "5x" higher cost if you utterly ignore the environmental catastrophe of fossil fuels.
Well, from, like 1960 until about 2010 everybody who built a power plant did exactly that.
And, from about 2015 onwards if you didn't ignore it it's still 5x more expensive than solar panels or wind farms.
So, not a likely conspiracy theory.
It's like an Illuminati conspiracy theory except with people who dont use soap...