• Zron@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      Not all of Africa is a giant desert, or even that close to the equator.

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    1 month ago

    Sure, money is no problem for Asia and Africa, right?

    Let’s blow money on something that will produce results after 20 years for much more money than renewables + storage (if it doesn’t get canceled along the way after delays and cost overruns)

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      1 month ago

      Nuclear powerplants take that long because of extreme regulations, many of which are just total nonsense. They can be built at reasonable speeds, especially newer tech.
      The spent material storage is also a non issue.
      It’s honestly the biggest fumble in terms of energy production in the last decades. We fucked it.

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        30 days ago

        And this assumes China doesn’t figure out liquid salt reactors which seems likely at this point.

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        1 month ago

        Nothing that justifies a higher power bill than with renewables, and a new reliance on foreign fuel

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          1 month ago

          They’re referring to plutonium production, which many states, especially now, may consider a worthwhile justification for the extra expenditures.