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by UltraSane 206 days ago
And peak demand in 2024 was only 38GW so you would only need like 40 reactors to provide all electricity.
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And we are swimming in Uranium and water for cooling, and we are tectonically stable.

And every single argument is a weird either or scenario. Like some people want Gas. JUST Gas. Some people want Solar and Wind. JUST Solar and Wind.

Nuclear power can also fill batteries. Can also fill pumped hydro storage. Ditto Gas. Nuke and Gas are good for restarting a grid when theres a catastrophe, see Spain.

Give engineers more tools, not less. Its infuriating.