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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nuclear is the future. Stop trying to deny it. We should all be running it by now this shit was made like 60 years ago. But no, we'll just eat smog I guess. Damn my feeds are kind of depressing today.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fission is today. Fusion is the future.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It blows my mind we are avoiding this? You want jobs? Clean stable energy? Its fucken here dude. Just build some plants. They only need to be properly maintained to avoid disaster. If we truly are an intelligent species that should be easy as hell.

[–] mdd@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

They only need to be properly maintained

And there is the issue.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No its not, anyone thats actually gone over the basic numbers knows this. Nuclear power is expensive to build, takes decades to start and takes a lot of highly skilled workers. Wind is cheaper per MW, more profitable, buildable in 6 months, can be put in even remote areas, does not require highly skilled workers for normal operation and is more carbon efficient.