this is a subject that the USA gov and China even agree on. It is such a shame westerners have such a negative reaction to nuclear energy. but it isn't as profitable as fossil fuels/selling new electric cars so :meow-shining:

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/advantages-and-challenges-nuclear-energy

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202106/1227103.shtml

  • Civility [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I mean, anything's better than coal, but investing heavily in fission power at this point seems incredibly short sighted.

    ITER, the world's first fusion power plant, is scheduled to come online December 2025 and it's significantly cleaner, cheaper, safer and more sustainable to operate than any fission reactor.

    If you're going to spend 10 years building a powerplant that you expect to operate for another half a century fusion seems like a lot better investment than fission.