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by dalyons 39 days ago
I absolutely agree we could see cost reductions with scale. Maybe 2x ? But solar is a much more simple manufacturing process that’s amenable to massive massive volume. Print silicon, add traces, assemble. 100% automated. As such it has seen a 20x cost reduction since 1994. Nukes will never be able to touch that reduction.
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Did you just call nuclear reactors as "nukes"?
Yes? So? Fairly common shorthand when discussing electric power systems. No one confuses it with bombs, because that would be silly.