Its only expensive because its been regulated to death. In terms of potential energy output in a given area its tops.
replyUnregulated nuclear energy is only going to show us how unsafe it is.
replyIt's been regulated "to death" because it's responsible for some of the worst man-made catastrophes of all time and has made large swaths of land uninhabitable for ~forever.
replyMove fast and break things this is not.
It really hasn't though. Fossil fuels kill or disable more people every year than nuclear power has, ever.
replyEven in terms of radiation accidents, nuclear power generation pales in comparison to orphan sources from medical equipment. Yet you don't see people clamoring on about fewer x-ray or radiological machines.
> made large swaths of land uninhabitable for ~forever.
Are you talking about places besides the Chernobyl exclusion zone?
And why compare the small amount of area made dangerous by nuclear accidents to the entire planet being destroyed by fossil fuels?
Unlimited energy for 200 years is a good step, no?
replyIt's hardly unlimited.
replyAnd not if plants can't get cooling water because of drought.
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