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People Would Rather Have Nuclear Power Plants In Their Area Than AI Data Centers (www.forbes.com)
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[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 21 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

China is building them in 5-6 years, the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago and the second best time is now.

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

We can't build them in China, though. Only China can do that. My country doesn't even have an existing nuclear industry.

Sure we could start building reactors now, but we can get enough solar and battery storage through the night for less than nuclear would cost.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 minutes ago (1 children)

I'd like to see scientific proof of that

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 1 points 12 minutes ago

Everyone who's looking to make money is building wind, solar and batteries. Nobody's looking to invest in nuclear. That's what the people with all the financial data and feasability studies are doing.

The only people we've got pushing for nuclear are the people who were trying to build new coal plants a few years ago.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Props to China, but I know how long building projects take in my country. The plan will say 15 years and it will be done in 25 for 3x the price. And all that to have it produce a kWh for 0.50€. No, thanks.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

So don't build 1-off designs, look at the most expensive parts of plant construction, and lower those costs. China's nuclear industry isn't just some construction company that commissions bespoke parts for each nuclear plant, it extends to from heavy forging capacity shared with ship-building to colleges producing construction managers.