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    5 months ago

    In hot countries, thermal solar is a great opportunity - Imagine big mirrors that concentrate the sunlight on one particular spot.

    But Photovoltaic is used just fine - one of the largest solar farms is near Dubai, and Saudi are planning on being a massive provider of solar power in the future - Saudi Arabia launches world’s largest solar-power plant

    So, no, sorry, nuclear power isn’t relevant anymore. I know it’s tempting to cling to outdated technologies sometimes, I enjoy using a typewriter for example, but when it comes to solving climate change, I think we should use the best tools available, which nuclear is definitely not. It’s just too expensive and slow to provision.

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        5 months ago

        DOE Announces $2.7 Billion From President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain

        Wow, some industry lobbyists got government funding, amazing. Global fossil fuel subsidies are at $7 trillion, so I guess those are really relevant to our future as well!

        I don’t want developing countries to waste their money on nuclear power when they can get much more cost effective renewables.

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          Wow, some industry lobbyists got government funding, amazing.

          Not just in the US, China too is building nuclear reactors faster than any other country

          Global fossil fuel subsidies are at $7 trillion, so I guess those are really relevant to our future as well!

          No of course not. The subsidies at this point at a crime against humanity.

          I don’t want developing countries to waste their money on nuclear power when they can get much more cost effective renewables.

          If the renewables are cost effective and provide stable power then I too want them to be priority -near zero risks-, but more importantly industry and business will seek them on their own. I just hold that nuclear power should be part of the mix. Take the UAE for example it is investing in both nuclear and solar.