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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by epistasis on Thursday March 09, 2023 @05:44PM (#35087895)
The UK has been valiantly trying to build new nuclear, but it's hard to find anybody that can do it, and it's unbelievably expensive if it even does get built.

I think that there was a narrow window in time where labor costs were low enough for nuclear to make sense, but in more advanced economies, highly labor intensive energy sources, as required by nuclear construction, are no longer viable. Advanced manufacturing capabilities have eclipsed construction technology.

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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by likecarter on Thursday March 09, 2023 @06:56PM (#35088594)
On the money. Nuclear is too expensive and fragile, especially in this political environment. Also much more susceptible to sabotage in the event of a war, which is becoming a more relevant reality.
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