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Comment by acidburnNSA

Nuclear is unique due to its physics advantage in being able to run 24/7 on a tiny land and material footprint. A good nuclear fleet doesn't need backup or storage. Nuclear plants can follow load to the tune of 2-5% full power per minute, rain or shine, without depending on regional weather or seasonal rainfall.

Furthermore we know the overall risk profile after operating them for 70 years. The numbers are in and they're excellent.

https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy

It's wild to want to not use this.

parent acidburnNSA 3 years ago

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