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Re:Meta announces nuclear energy projects by ai_critic on Sunday January 11, 2026 @05:15PM (#46580888)
If you believe that figure, that's still comparable to solar's best ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar-cell_efficiency ).

Optimal steam plants can get do better, exceeding 50% in some configurations ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined-cycle_power_plant#Eff... ). Steam is awesome.

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Re:Meta announces nuclear energy projects by _aavaa_ on Monday January 12, 2026 @07:19AM (#46587446)
The difference that makes your statement misleading is that solar doesn’t pay for its fuel, the sun shines for free.
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