tester989chromeos t1_ixua59b wrote
Why not nuclear energy
2Punx2Furious t1_ixwwc7y wrote
The biggest reason is ignorance. People are scared of nuclear, wrongly so.
jayvapezzz t1_ixwfnqd wrote
Because it’s not price competitive against renewables.
Cynical_Cabinet t1_ixwpgex wrote
And neither is space based solar.
Wind and solar are winning on the economic front. Batteries are just about good enough to solve the intermittency problem. Geothermal and/or tidal are likely to become cost competitive soon enough.
Words_Are_Hrad t1_ixwzs85 wrote
>Batteries are just about good enough to solve the intermittency problem
No they aren't... We aren't even sure we can meet EV needs let alone powering the whole grid.
Honest_Emu4629 t1_ixuiwqc wrote
Honestly, this solution will not scale. They should spend that money on stellarator research or/and safer minified fission reactors.
Hankv99 t1_ixur2dv wrote
There seems to be more research on nuclear reactors. Specialists expect nuclear and renewable energy combined should be enough power for our grids.
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