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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Nuclear had its time. Solar and wind is cheaper, can be distributed and has a fraction of the waste and supply chain issues.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I'm increasingly of the same opinion, however, I dislike the fact that even talking about nuclear as a potential bridge technology is such a polarizing issue.

    I am very far from being an expert on the subject and accordingly don't have a strong opinion either way as to what role, if any, it can usefully play in transitioning to sustainable energy models.

    What I don't like is the immediate labeling of either side of the issue as somehow automatically being indicative of bad faith or "shilling" on behalf of a larger, nearly conspiratorial interest.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    its not that nuclear is bad, but it's very expensive and takes a long time to commission, where the bridge between now and full scale renewable is on a shorter time frame. if the idea of using nuclear as a transition was made 10-20 years ago, absolutely. now, it's kinda too late.

    so pretty much the most economical solution is to go all in on renewable from now on

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