News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Nuclear Plant $16B over Budget Arrives for Atomic Revival.

Re:Nuclear Plant $16B over Budget Arrives for Atomic Revival by jdkee on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:29PM (#35957464)
"And thanks to its nuclear generation, all that electricity will be carbon free."

It ain't carbon-free to build the plants nor to mine and refine the uranium.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Nuclear Plant $16B over Budget Arrives for Atomic Revival by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @04:28AM (#35959033)
It's still, overall, about as carbon (and other pollution) free as renewables as of about a decade ago:

https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy

Renewables have probably edged further ahead since, but nuclear is still in a totally different category from non-renewables.

It's main problem is the expense.

[ Parent | on HN ]