Comment on 40% of US electricity is now emissions-free
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 months agoIn my area, the lack of nuclear has been largely due to FUD. I’m in Utah, and every time nuclear has been suggested, the public has shot it down, despite having the perfect geography for it. The plant could be placed on the west side of the mountains where few people live, so even if there’s a disaster, it’s not going to impact the populated valley, and there’s a ton of space in the desert to bury the waste. Also, coal ash is more radioactive than nuclear waste, yet we have coal plants here.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
yeah, for some reason the public is just incredibly apprehensive about anything that would be beneficial if it might even moderately inconvenience them. I will never not be amused by the time that germany shut down a brand new nuclear plant before it even went online. I’ve made a lot of bad decisions in my life, but burning millions, potentially even billions of dollars is not one of them. Not yet at least.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Wow, that’s ridiculous, especially given the recent energy issues due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
that reactor being shut down was back during the nuclear energy ban germany had. This was well before the current global climate, doesn’t make it a sound financial choice though.