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IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 6 months agoSure, I get that. My priorities are clean energy that is as cheap as possible and nuclear just can’t compete on cost.
How about we regulate all the other power sources as heavily as we regulate nuclear?
This is an extremely unfair comparison, because nuclear has to do things (Even leaving aside the Nuclear part of it) that no other energy source does.
You know any coal supply chains that have to track each atom that they ever dig up?
How about we regulate all the other power sources as heavily as we regulate nuclear?
I can’t believe I even have to mention this but you realize that nuclear power has safety issues that wind and solar do not? Hence the regulation.
And even leaving aside cost, what about other benefits?
Such as?
blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 6 months ago
@IchNichtenLichten
It might have a higher initial upfront cost, but the return on investment over a plant's whole lifetime makes it one of the cheapest. And even then, they don't take long to break even.
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This isn’t true but I’m happy to be proved wrong.
blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 6 months ago
@IchNichtenLichten
I've found this reference that seems good:
https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/energy-and-the-environment/energy-return-on-investment
https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/economic-aspects/economics-of-nuclear-power
There's certainly more, but I'm not nuclear powered and don't have the mental energy for online debate 😁
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You’re linking to a pro-nuclear trade group.
Capital costs:
Nuclear: $6,695–7,547 Wind power: $1,718 Solar PV with storage: $1,748
Global levelized cost of generation (US$ per MWh):
Nuclear: 140–221 Wind: 24–75 PV: 24–96
en.wikipedia.org/…/Cost_of_electricity_by_source#