When do we get the next one?
- jackpot ( @jackpot@lemmy.ml ) 23•11 months ago
holy shit people stop fucking talking when you dont grasp a concept, nuclear energy is genuinely the most green energy there is by a longshot when all factors are considered.
AfricanExpansionist ( @AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml ) 5•11 months agoThis guy gets it
tal ( @tal@kbin.social ) 20•11 months agoWhen do we get the next one.
Well, going off the article:
and a fourth is expected to begin operations in 2024
HorrorSpirit ( @HorrorSpirit@lemmy.ml ) 12•11 months agoGood job Georgia! While yes they are not technically renewable i think nuclear power is a much more realistic solution for energy problems as true renewables don’t make nearly enough to power a country and what waste nuclear power does produce is comically little in comparison to the energy it makes. I don’t get why people are so against it.
ArxCyberwolf ( @Snowpix@lemmy.ca ) 1•11 months agob-but Chernobyl scary!
pizzaiolo ( @pizzaiolo@slrpnk.net ) 11•11 months agoI wonder how many emissions could we have avoided if that money was spent on renewables + batteries while we were waiting for this powerplant to come online
Claidheamh ( @Claidheamh@slrpnk.net ) 15•11 months agoRenewables + batteries? You wouldn’t have saved any emissions. Construction of a nuclear plant doesn’t require as much carbon emissions as you think. And regardless, nuclear isn’t competing with renewables, anyway, it’s for replacing carbon-emitting power plants. Nuclear and renewables need to work hand-in-hand if we want to actually reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
pizzaiolo ( @pizzaiolo@slrpnk.net ) 3•11 months agoMoney is finite, and every decision creates an opportunity cost. In that sense, every energy generation technology competes with one another.
Claidheamh ( @Claidheamh@slrpnk.net ) 4•11 months agoSure, but we don’t talk about solar vs wind power, do we? They all have their place. It’s the same thing here. Renewables and nuclear each have a place in a zero carbon grid.
- AnarchoYeasty ( @AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org ) 11•11 months ago
Wait until you learn about the horrific environmental impact of battery production. And the amount of slavery involved in their creation.
pizzaiolo ( @pizzaiolo@slrpnk.net ) 6•11 months agoWhat’s uranium mining like for the environment?
- AnarchoYeasty ( @AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org ) 7•11 months ago
Not great but uranium can be mined in first world nations unlike cobalt which is mined by slaves in the congo. Nuclear is long term better for the environment than cobalt mining for batteries.
RickyRigatoni ( @RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml ) 10•11 months agoNot as much as what the NPP will save in the long run.
pizzaiolo ( @pizzaiolo@slrpnk.net ) 7•11 months agoNuclear power plants typically retire after 40 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if replacing all the renewables and batteries after 20 or 30 years would still be cheaper than this nuclear plant
Renewables and batteries are great tools, we need to be building these out. Nuclear can best complement renewables with a stable, emission free, base load capacity. Nuclear has its own challenges, but renewables can not replace enormous load that’s currently carried by coal and gas in the near or extended term.
GivingEuropeASpook ( @GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee ) 5•11 months agoGood.