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Re:Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy by looofooo0 on Thursday September 24, 2026 @01:13PM (#49833744)
Not if you factor in all the residual. Adding to fossil or water based grid is okay, running on its own with all the necessary residual it gets way worse.
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Re:Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy by pfdietz on Thursday September 24, 2026 @02:18PM (#49834722)
Yes, even if you factor in "all the residual".

EROI cannot be bad, since energy is only a small part of the cost of manufacturing. If EROI was unacceptable, then overall cost would be too.

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Re:Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy by looofooo0 on Friday September 25, 2026 @12:49AM (#49840298)
EROI of 5 means 20% all energy goes just to preserving current status. As wind is limited this gives hard limits to what is sustainable in northern countries. These problems completely disappear with nuclear.
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Re:Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy by pfdietz on Saturday September 26, 2026 @12:02AM (#49853084)
EROI is a lot higher than 5.
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Re:Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy by looofooo0 on Saturday September 26, 2026 @10:26PM (#49862747)
No
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