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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by crazygringo on Monday October 14, 2024 @06:11PM (#41842608)
> Every dollar invested in nuclear today prolongs our reliance on fossil fuels.

How does that follow?

How does using nuclear for some of our energy needs bias the rest of our energy sources towards fossil fuels? As opposed to renewables or even more nuclear?

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by ViewTrick1002 on Monday October 14, 2024 @06:49PM (#41843013)
We get vastly more bang for the buck when investing in renewables.

Fixing climate change is both having enough energy to displace all fossil fuel we consume and being quick enough with the transition lessen the end state carbon content in the atmosphere.

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by crazygringo on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @09:56AM (#41848644)
I still don't see how nuclear prolonging fossil fuels follows from any of that.

Building nuclear doesn't prevent or slow the rest from transitioning to renewable. If anything, it can get us off of fossil fuels faster because it handles the base load.

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