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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by ericd on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:54PM (#38788352)
Can we not overbuild solar and wind such that the troughs are nearly good enough, combined with high voltage cross-regional transmission lines, and limited storage for buffer? Solar panels are absurdly cheap, and the world has a lot of equatorial desert.
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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by angiosperm on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @09:19PM (#38789243)
Yes, we can, and will do. Solar is so cheap that 4x overbuild is still cheaper than nukes, and cost is still plummeting.
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