Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generating capacity in Q1 2023

Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by reaperman on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @05:32PM (#35968050)

Vs. fossil fuels is a red herring, the debate is if fission is sustainable for the environment.

Statistically, you’re right. But the potential harm from a nuclear event is clearly infinitely greater than wind and solar. Chernobyl’s fallout restricted farming on 10,000 farms in the UK and affected 4 million sheep exceeding EU becquerel limits at the time. In the UK.

In total a land area about the quarter of the size of California was contaminated with over 37 becquerel of radiation.

Statistically, it doesn’t happen. But the risk IS THERE. Wind power can’t take half of californias agriculture out of the picture over night.

You can’t say fission and wind have similar risk at the tail ends.

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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by pdonis on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @06:15PM (#35968496)

> the potential harm from a nuclear event is clearly infinitely greater than wind and solar

Nonsense. Your posts about this are pure FUD. Chernobyl is simply not a valid case when assessing the risks of actual commercial nuclear plants.

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