• 0x0@lemmy.zip
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    12 hours ago

    Remove coal subsidies and factor in newer reactor technology before you calculate nuclear cost.

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      10 hours ago

      That’s kind of funny. Nuclear energy is actually getting more expensive:

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      A few reasons come to mind:

      • The newer the technology, the higher the cost.
      • Each reactor and its power plant is a huge project. This makes scaling up production difficult. And please don’t start with tiny reactors. We’re not in Fallout.
      • Safety standards have risen.

      There are probably more reasons. I would of course not compare it to coal but to renewables. They’re the future. Storage will be needed but those options are also getting cheaper by the day.