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[โ€“] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Hate to break it to you, but nuclear power isn't cheap, that crown goes to the renewables (unfortunately even fossils are cheaper than nuclear). Arguably rather reliable and 'acceptably' clean though (if used in good locations with sufficient cold water and with modern technology & proper recycling concept).

Edit: After looking up the most current studies regarding nuclear power I found out that by now fossils are indeed more expensive than nuclear (although nuclear usually gets calculated without the costs of permanent waste storage, soโ€ฆ who knows). So disregard what I said about that. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

[โ€“] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That's not even really accurate. Over the long term of you're 100% looking at price, nuclear can be cheaper. It's more expensive because it's more regulated than fossil fuels. Remove a lot of the regulation and the initial investment is expensive, but you'll make more money over time.

[โ€“] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
  1. renewable energy is still cheaper
  2. nuclear also comes with other risks, such as geopolitical dependency for many countries, and the exploitation of resources in other countries (consider the recent France - Niger conflict as an example)
  3. the reason why so many regulations for nuclear are in place is because they make sense. they're not going to disappear anytime soon, so your argument is irrelevant
[โ€“] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nuclear fusion has made great strides. There currently an experimental Tokamak in China that set a new record for sustained fusion in 2023, then earlier this year broke that record again.

[โ€“] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

Still far away from commercial viability though, nothing we can count on right now.

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