3volver@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 9 months agoYou can't claim to be an environmentalist and be anti-nuclear energy at the same timemessage-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down165
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareYou can't claim to be an environmentalist and be anti-nuclear energy at the same time3volver@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squarestratoscaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down4·9 months agoTo be fair, solar and wind are dependent on wind availability and solar availability year-round. Nuclear is buildable nearly anywhere. There are a lot of places other options aren’t as possible or efficient.
minus-squareIchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down6·9 months ago Nuclear is buildable nearly anywhere It’s really not. It needs a reliable water source for a start.
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoSmall scale reactors with stirling generators can power neighborhoods with simple air cooling.
minus-squareIchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoDo you have any examples of them in operation, hooked up to a grid? How much does the energy they produce cost?
To be fair, solar and wind are dependent on wind availability and solar availability year-round. Nuclear is buildable nearly anywhere. There are a lot of places other options aren’t as possible or efficient.
It’s really not. It needs a reliable water source for a start.
Small scale reactors with stirling generators can power neighborhoods with simple air cooling.
Do you have any examples of them in operation, hooked up to a grid? How much does the energy they produce cost?