When do we get the next one?

    • boonhet@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Renewables aren’t consistent enough alone, so they need a big consistent buddy to help them out. It could be coal or gas, but we’d much rather have nuclear.

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      1 year ago

      They’re not mutually exclusive. A society serious about eliminating fossil fuel use needs both.

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      1 year ago

      The nuclear we built in the 50s is. The technology has come a long way since then, we just haven’t built any.

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      1 year ago

      Nuclear is the past, present, and future (whenever we figure out fusion)