• PunnyName@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    How is nuclear a bad idea? It’s one of the best options. Sure it’s slow and expensive, but once it’s up and running, it’s safe, and even less radioactive than coal.

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      4 months ago

      Because solar and wind can be deployed much faster. You rather easily have a decade of extra coal or gas emissions, if you built nuclear today.

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          4 months ago

          Sure, but why would you built a nuclear power plant, when you are faster in having a clean grid with wind and solar. The workers building the npp could built more wind and solar after all.

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          4 months ago

          No. The total amount of money available for energy research and construction is a given amount. If it’s better spent on solar and wind that’s it.