FrozenIceman

FrozenIceman t1_iry7l53 wrote

I am not suggesting abandoning renewables.

I am suggesting that sketchy or immoral production chains are so common to every day life that it shouldn't even be considered.

But if you are considering changing production chains, it is easy enough to reopen Uranium mines around the globe or even more fun separate the Uranium in Desalination plants (It is like 300 tons of Uranium can be separated per year from our existing desalination plans).

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FrozenIceman t1_irxyaxe wrote

This isn't true at all. In Europe Nuclear is about the same price per KWH as industrial solar (I.E. Solar farms, the roof top ones are far less efficient).

https://www.iea.org/reports/projected-costs-of-generating-electricity-2020

On top of that the West put in lots of intentional blockers for Nuclear Development to slow its progress (and in turn raise prices). Places like India and China that are actively producing 20+ Nuclear reactors at the same time are actually helped by their government rather than slowed down which would in turn reduce cost even further.

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FrozenIceman t1_irxxi61 wrote

The issue is that is the expensive way to do it. The only way Solar is cheaper than most other forms of power is large industrial solar panel farms. By restricting it to roof tops, it improves the grid efficiency certainly, but in turn raises electricity prices.

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