Comment on Can somebody please explain why the world hasn't gone nuclear yet?
jagermo@feddit.org 6 days agof nuclear energy allowed a country to decarbonate, it could “afford” a Chernobyl per year
Or, you know, invest in renewables, better international grids and sodium-based storage instead of bring fine with turning part of your country into a wasteland…
keepthepace@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
It took 40 years to have solar energy and batteries up to the task, and we are not there yet. Yes, it could have been a choice to more massively invest in R&D in these fields, but you still need electricity while you shut down nuclear plants. Don’t do it unless you are ready to replace them with something else than coal. We are not there yet. Germany relies on France’s nuclear capabilities to import electricity at night.