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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by cool_dude85 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @07:21PM (#38788518)
That's absolutely true, but the economic argument still carries weight. How many acres of land, how many rare earth minerals, etc. are required to produce the load profile you need with batteries and renewables vs including baseload flat generation from nuclear? This is still an economic question but very relevant.
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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by angiosperm on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @09:11PM (#38789197)
Literally no "rare earth minerals" are used in production of solar or batteries. Exactly zero.
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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by pfdietz on Friday December 29, 2023 @10:14AM (#38805793)
Nor in wind turbines, if you don't use permanent magnet generators.
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