DrunkenDuckling comments on [Discussion] Are you pro or anti nuclear energy? Why?

[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

Realistically though you should compare the waste it produces to the waste from coal plants,

Why? Nuclear is not competing against coal, it's competing against renewables

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[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It is in developing economies. India and China are still building coal plants in addition to renewables.

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[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

Not quite. China is planning less coal capacity but existing contracts are still being built. They're not ramping up construction afaik. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/china-hits-brakes-coal-power-permits-constructions-remain-robust

Most countries of the global south, when faced with the option coal vs nuclear, will err toward coal due to the far lower cost and weaker infrastructure. Nuclear is simply not that attractive an option if you're a poor country.

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[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

And who said they were ramping up? I don't get what you're arguing here or why. Yes, coal plants are much easier to build than nuclear.

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[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And who said they were ramping up?

What else would it imply to state that Nuclear is actively competing against coal? If they're not ramping up, then it's not an argument because they're not currently choosing new coal over nuclear.

Yes, coal plants are much easier to build than nuclear.

Which is why nuclear is not really competing against coal in the global south...

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