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Re:Nuclear Energy Project in Idaho Is Canceled by xenon7 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @12:33PM (#38208047)
Would it be wrong to assume that we're dealing with an Apollo-style issue here (we "no longer have the technology to do it efficiently")? I'm certainly not an expert on nuclear power, but it is a little odd how the average nuclear reactor in the US is 42 years old [1].

[1]: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/us-nuclear-indus...

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Re:Nuclear Energy Project in Idaho Is Canceled by throwaway4aday on Thursday November 09, 2023 @02:34PM (#38209878)
It's just the U.S. China, France, and Japan have all successfully built nuclear at scale. I won't be surprised if developing nations in Africa start lapping the U.S. on nuclear power in the next few decades. They certainly have enough Uranium to do so.
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Re:Nuclear Energy Project in Idaho Is Canceled by ProjectArcturis on Thursday November 09, 2023 @08:04PM (#38213621)
Why would they take enormous risks on execution -- huge cost overruns and delays are par for the course with nuclear -- when solar + battery is so much cheaper and quicker?
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