jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoWhy Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go backarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down119
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkWhy Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go backarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square206fedilink
minus-squarevividspecter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·7 months agoAnd because it’s politically controversial, you can expect delays of many, many years for new builds in most democracies. Which is precisely why conservatives have been pushing it, because it allows coal and gas to dominate for a bit longer.
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·7 months agoThe high cost also means that it’ll take away funds that could have otherwise been used on much cheaper renewables. Nuclear energy is a terrible deal.
And because it’s politically controversial, you can expect delays of many, many years for new builds in most democracies. Which is precisely why conservatives have been pushing it, because it allows coal and gas to dominate for a bit longer.
The high cost also means that it’ll take away funds that could have otherwise been used on much cheaper renewables. Nuclear energy is a terrible deal.