cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoNew clean energy comes out. look inside It’s just boiling water again…lemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down12 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1119arrow-down1imageNew clean energy comes out. look inside It’s just boiling water again…lemmy.worldcannedtuna@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square62fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareHolytimes@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s not that bold or outrageous… It’s been common knowledge for over 40 years. Basically since the dawn of nuclear power plants we knew it was the cleanest form of energy generation. That was literally its selling point. The problem was the fear of radiation if shit went wrong.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoThe consequence of this legitimate fear is crazy security and the cost of it. To the point where the cost of new nuclear now struggles to compete with renewables. The new generation plants EPR are catastrophic in terms of budget and schedule.
It’s not that bold or outrageous… It’s been common knowledge for over 40 years.
Basically since the dawn of nuclear power plants we knew it was the cleanest form of energy generation. That was literally its selling point.
The problem was the fear of radiation if shit went wrong.
The consequence of this legitimate fear is crazy security and the cost of it. To the point where the cost of new nuclear now struggles to compete with renewables. The new generation plants EPR are catastrophic in terms of budget and schedule.