silence7 ( silence7@slrpnk.net ) M to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago22 Countries Pledge to Triple Nuclear Capacity in Push to Cut Fossil Fuelswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up156file-text
arrow-up156external-link22 Countries Pledge to Triple Nuclear Capacity in Push to Cut Fossil Fuelswww.nytimes.comsilence7 ( silence7@slrpnk.net ) M to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-text
Given the high cost and long lead times involved, I’m incredibly dubious about this one actually happening.
minus-squareMrMakabar ( MrMakabar@slrpnk.net ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoThe Soviets did that in the 70s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Russia#Reactors_in_operation Also Japan did it as well with the BTR-4 design a bit later. That was the reactor type which had a melt down in Fukushima.
The Soviets did that in the 70s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Russia#Reactors_in_operation
Also Japan did it as well with the BTR-4 design a bit later. That was the reactor type which had a melt down in Fukushima.