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Nuclear is the best btw.

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[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's what I meant, in raw energy numbers. Solar just barely squeeks ahead now it seems, but nuclear was ahead for a while. Nuclear would be if the scale were larger, but we've done everything possible to make it expensive and hard to build. They're actually relatively cheap in raw construction, but we've built laws and systems to increase the price so it doesn't out compete dirty energy (they're the ones with the money, so they write the laws).

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-energy-production-per-twh

Also, if you're going to include mining and refinement in solar panels, you'd better be including mining and refinement for nuclear plants as well.

It does. It's just a much smaller amount required.

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