[citizenpaul]

They won't build any. It will have the same outcome as the last one where they were supposed to build 2 reactors and basically filled some holes in the ground with concrete to the tune of $25+ Billion dollars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukegate_scandal

Coincidentally I was listening to a podcast today discussing nuclear power and their opinions were that there will never be a big reactor built in the US again. There might be these new style micro reactors though.

[phendrenad2]

Well, we need to solve that problem. Because nuclear power is a watermark for how well a civilization can handle complexity. It's good practice for the next pandemic, or solar flare, or civil unrest. If we can't handle nuclear, we should just throw in the towel and go back to warring tribes.

[BobaFloutist]

> we need to solve that problem. Because nuclear power is a watermark for how well a civilization can handle complexity.

We have got to make that measure a target?

[ViewTrick1002]

Or just build renewables and storage.

[phendrenad2]

And once the world is covered in non-operational solar panels and wind turbines, you think we'll be able to fix it? You think a massive worldwide recycling campaign is going to be easier than nuclear?

[ViewTrick1002]

Why would they be less operational than any other asset we use in our grids which we continuously repair, replace and upgrade?

[phendrenad2]

It's all about watts per pound of stuff that will need replaced

[adrianN]

We’re pretty good at making lots of simple stuff like solar panels. We’re less good at building small numbers of complex things like reactors.