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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Nuclear energy is not economic. Only military and bribery purposes by lying it is economic. Incumbent energy advocates for nuclear competition because completion can be dragged out to 15+ years, and its energy will forever be undercuttable on price.

The US has absurd 100% tariffs on energy, but even with those, Chinese solar imports are cheapest energy option in the US.