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Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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Would it be better to dump billions into nuclear power plants that won't come online for a decade at least, or to dump billions into renewables that can be online and reducing emissions in under a year?

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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That $17 billion could be spent on renewables that produce cheaper electricity and be online in less than 20 years.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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It's plenty safe now, but my electricity rates have doubled because the plant was so over budget and they need to make their money back.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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We could have also built solar collectors in orbit and beamed carbon-free electricity to Earth if we started 50 years ago.

Heck, if we funded fusion research properly there's a good chance we'd have had that by the mid 90s

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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It’s like Fusion Power. We can see a future where we have it figured out and working but it’s still some years, if not decades, away.

Allow me to share the most frustrating graph I have ever seen

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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Okay, so we've got a safe nuclear power plant that's a decade behind schedule and 100% over budget.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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The latest nuclear power plant built in the US is seven years behind schedule and almost $20 billion over budget. It bankrupted Westinghouse Energy, and is slated to cost consumers more than double what comparable electricity costs because of these overruns.

And this was a plant that was using newer construction techniques like offsite assembly to reduce costs.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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I’m pretty sure companies would be happy to ship their passengers minced to maximize their profit.

That actually sounds more comfortable than normal airline travel

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , (edited ) to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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Don't forget all the fossil fuels used in machinery that builds nuclear power plants, and the CO2 emissions from all of the concrete used.

Oh, and if you start building a nuclear power plant right now it will be online (maybe) in a decade or two and hopefully for only 150% of the initial cost. There's a nuclear power plant in Georgia that is $17 BILLION over budget.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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One reason it wasn't made a priority 50 years ago is because Jimmy Carter - a nuclear submariner who understood the risks and economics - decided it wasn't a good idea.

This is a man who was present at a minor nuclear accident, who helped create the modern nuclear submarine fleet, acknowledging that nukes weren't going to help during the height of the Oil Embargo.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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An electrician installing faulty wiring doesn't render your home uninhabitable for a few thousand years.

So there's one difference.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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Nuclear power is the ONLY form of clean energy that can be scaled up in time to save us from the worst of climate change

Except the plants take so long to build they won't be ready until we're at 2°C

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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The cost of electricity dropping is bad news for nuclear power plants because they'll be even less profitable when they're finished. Especially since they take decades to construct, during which time renewables and storage become even cheaper.

And we'll still need a way to store power from renewables when they overproduce.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , (edited ) to world in Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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The main problem with nuclear power plants isn't the radiation or the waste or the risk of accident. It's that they cost so damn much they're rarely profitable, especially in open electricity markets. 70-80% of the cost of the electricity is building the plant, and without low interest rates and a guaranteed rate when finished it doesn't make economic sense to build them.

The latest nuclear plant in the US is in Georgia and is $17 billion over budget and seven years later than expected.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , to world in Russia has 'right to war' with 'each and every' NATO country - Medvedev
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Good news then: If you go to war with one NATO member you get war with the rest of them absolutely free!

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