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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by throwawaaarrgh on Thursday December 28, 2023 @12:07PM (#38795586)
I work for an energy company that builds renewables. No we do not. I mean Jesus that's ridiculous. There's literally not capital for that, and the debt would be astronomical, to say nothing of legal, land access, problems with construction, contacts. But besides that there's different kinds of solar, and all kinds of specific issues with it, battery capacity being just one. Wind is a bigger opportunity and more commonly pursued, but has even more problems.

Making up shit just because you want it to be true isn't helping anybody.

Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by adrianN on Thursday December 28, 2023 @01:19PM (#38796564)
Lack of capital is one of the limiting factors of scaling production...