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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by TheLoafOfBread on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @03:44AM (#35522070)
It is less expensive than renewables + energy storage.
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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by the_cramer on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @04:03AM (#35522220)
From what I've seen [1] the long-term investment a nuclear reactor is massive and ROI is often measured in centuries. Also we still don't have a good solution for power spike handling with renewables + energy storage. A windless night is the scenario we're talking about here. So most of this discussion is probably addressing nuclear vs. coal / gas

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_BCz0pzMw

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