Anstigmat t1_j3qnx04 wrote
K cool. They take decade(s) to build and cost excess of a billion dollars. Call me crazy but harnessing the environment at relatively low cost for electricity seems like a good idea even if it offends your fragile eyes.
Technical-Role-4346 t1_j3r6cox wrote
Yeah reactors using 1960’s technology were very expensive and took a long time to build. Currently small modular reactors are being built in several countries. Many designs shut down automatically when cooling is lost. China and India are leading the way.
Super-Lychee8852 t1_j3qqksz wrote
Incorrect. In 2021 they had a median build time of 88 months across the globe or just over 7 years. Japan built one in 39 months and Germany is currently looking to beat that record.
Temponautics t1_j3u2xgt wrote
What nuclear reactors is Germany building? I call BS.
drdanagram OP t1_j3rrhr7 wrote
We harness the environment at a VERY low cost with oil. The future needs a better answer than it's too expensive.
Anstigmat t1_j3rubjx wrote
Yep, wind and solar.
Super-Lychee8852 t1_j3tb5o5 wrote
Wind and solar generate a ton of unable waste product
IamSauerKraut t1_j3u5egy wrote
Solar and wind waste can be recycled. U-isotopes have half lives exceeding the age of our planet.
Super-Lychee8852 t1_j3u631q wrote
Is that why we're burying all the solar and wind energy waste? To recycle it?
Nuclear fuel rods can be 96% recycled like they do in France
IamSauerKraut t1_j3ub339 wrote
>Is that why we're burying all the solar and wind energy waste?
gratuitous
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