US regulators have issued a warning to a nuclear project critical to Donald Trump’s efforts to revive the industry, after a contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods nearly tipped over during refueling.

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[–] 1 point 10 hours ago (1 child)

Where is the final depleted uranium storage facility in the United States?

Source on horrible storage: https://www.bge.de/de/asse/themenschwerpunkte/das-salzwasser-in-der-asse/

Salt water inside isn't good. Estimated costs are in the billions and paid by the tax payers and not the company responsible for it.

Source on kWh prices for nuclear?

"Flamanville 3, under construction in 2010, had an initial estimated cost in 2007 of €3.3 billion. By the time the reactor went online in 2024, the final cost had risen to an estimate €13.2 billion"

Hinkey point is currently being built and has a minimum price per kWh of 15 cents. Even the worst priced private solar offer over here will be closer to 10 and a good one with storage at 6. For commercial it's closer to 3. Including storage at commercial capacity is around 10.

https://www.iwr.de/news/britisches-atomkraftwerk-hinkley-point-c-verzoegert-sich-weiter-und-wird-teurer-atomstrom-kostet-mindestens-15-cent-pro-kilowattstunde-news39541

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  • [–] 1 point 7 hours ago*

    There isn't any salt water if it's in a salt mine above the water table in seismically inactive rock. The one I'm referring to is WIPP in the US. This is just one source for kWH prices: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184754/cost-of-nuclear-electricity-production-in-the-us-since-2000/. Search it, and there are many, many more. A little basic, 15 second research could get you 90% of the way there, instead of having me pull it for you. Individual mismanaged Western plants are not indicative of the trends of the industry as a whole. You can always find a standout poor example. Again, energy storage is not there yet. We physically cannot replace all fossil fuel reliance with purely renewables yet. It will happen, but not for some time. Price per kWH does not tell the full story of reliability over time.

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