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[โ€“] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ah yes, much better to keep building new coal or gas plants instead. "Fuck the planet, we're trying to save a dime."

[โ€“] Lotec4@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good strawman where did I say build coal or gas instead? How are you saving the planet when 1 reactor takes 20 years?

[โ€“] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because that's what's happening. Countries are building and reopening fossil fuel plants.

In 20 years that reactor can make up for thousands of tons a year of CO2. That's the same argument people have been using for 60 years, and here we are now. That it takes time is no excuse not to start.

[โ€“] Lotec4@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which country? Country's are investing in renewables you know the energy source that's cheaper and quicker to deploy than nuclear.

Nuclear is bad for your grid it's not flexible. Look at Germany since they stopped using nuclear they where able to use way more solar and wind which previously had to be turned off because nuclear is not flexible.

[โ€“] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which country?

Well, Germany, since you mention them. In their anti-nuclear hysteria, they're having to reopen fossil fuel plants after relying on russian natural gas for years. Germany is phasing out nuclear and it's proven a disaster politically and economically. But more importantly, a disaster for the environment.

Nuclear is bad for your grid it's not flexible.

No, that is exactly wrong and shows how little you understand about the power grid. Nuclear is useful exactly because of that, as it provides stable and predictable power, complementing renewables, and making up for what they can't. They go hand in hand if you're serious about decarbonising the grid, which Germany has proven they're not.

Nuclear is therefore competing with coal, gas, and oil in the power grid. Which is why we've been disinformed for decades by the fossil fuel megacorp's antinuclear propaganda. The slower we take up nuclear, the longer they can keep selling countries their dirty fuels.