you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

And the solar doesn't need nuclear industry staff, and doesn't need nuclear industry certified parts, and doesn't produce radioactive waste

Solar doesn't need to refuelled

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Solar needs active maintenance, including personnel of varying skills. All projects have ongoing costs, especially if they're gonna sit outside in the weather.

    Better to just compare all costs, across the projected lifespan, and compare replacement costs if one source lasts longer than the other.

    Doing all that tends to show that building new nuclear isn't cost competitive. Not big reactors, not small reactors.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    My point is you don't need people with doctorate level education to run a solar plant, you occasionally need people with a technical level education to fix stuff, or near unskilled to clean

    And if you need parts they don't come with the x hundred percent markup for certification that nuclear has

  • source
  • parent