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simcoder t1_j7hyvq9 wrote

Reply to comment by GlockAF in Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine Could Power Quick Trips to the Moon and Mars by darthatheos

Privatizing profit and socializing cost and hiding true costs are an ugly thing indeed and something that nuke power is entirely dependent upon.

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GlockAF t1_j7i17cv wrote

So take the profit margin out of it. Nuclear power should be run entirely by the government/military

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simcoder t1_j7i1p76 wrote

Even if you could somehow do that, if you include the true total lifetime cost, it'd require huge subsidies to remain competitive.

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GlockAF t1_j7jvxxc wrote

Still the best, and currently ONLY zero-carbon solution for the non-renewable fraction needed

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simcoder t1_j7jwbjx wrote

It's only zero carbon if you forget to include all the carbon in the lifecycle etc.

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GlockAF t1_j7l8qmg wrote

Compared to the current 80% / 3000 terawatts we get from burning oil, gas, & coal it is. ESPECIALLY if we start utilizing the vast energy resources stored in “spent” reactor fuel

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simcoder t1_j7lc39w wrote

Yeah but it's not zero and not insignificant.

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