The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 11 months agoCan we please just have both?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down160
arrow-up1345arrow-down1imageCan we please just have both?startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 11 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down4·11 months agoSure. And by the time we have one reactor finished in 20 years and 200% over budget we’ll be completely powered by renewables in that time.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·11 months agoThis is the real problem. We shouldn’t shut down existing nuclear plants, but adding more in a period when renewables are advancing at a tremendous pace is just… not sensible.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoEspecially as the cost per megawatt of renewables is dropping precipitously and the cost of nuclear is actually going up
Sure. And by the time we have one reactor finished in 20 years and 200% over budget we’ll be completely powered by renewables in that time.
This is the real problem. We shouldn’t shut down existing nuclear plants, but adding more in a period when renewables are advancing at a tremendous pace is just… not sensible.
Especially as the cost per megawatt of renewables is dropping precipitously and the cost of nuclear is actually going up