BigManScaramouche t1_iuiwa26 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:49 PM

Reply to comment by FiveFingerDisco in Poland, South Korea to cooperate on nuclear power project by AXOTRET

Nuclear energy is a necessary component of a "green" based energy production. You need a stable source of power that isn't reliant on the weather for everything to work properly. Then you can adjust how much base power (nuclear) you need when "green" powerplants are working at full capacity.

Relying purely on renewables is rarely possible, and is quite risky.

FiveFingerDisco t1_iuiz8rp wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:08 PM

This stable source of energy can be provided by diversification in the placement of renewable power generation and energy storage sites, without the need of high risk technology like nuclear power.

Twisted_Fate t1_iuj5w8j wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:52 PM

it's not a high risk technology, though

FiveFingerDisco t1_iuj76y6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Tell that to the thousands of people that use to live and work around Tschernobyl or Fukushima and that have lost their livelihood and everything their ancestors have worked for there.

Risk isn't just the probability of an event happening, but also the damage that is inflicted by the event.