• NeilBrü@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Yes, and in fact, nuclear energy is precisely what is needed to manufacture the infrastructure of a clean energy grid with the least amount of carbon output. Thorium reactors are de wei.

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      10 days ago

      Maybe. By all means it deserves investment, deserves the attempt, but it doesn’t seem much more practical than fusion

      Cost?

      • renewables are the cheapest power generation
      • nuclear is most expensive, not economical
      • thorium isn’t even developed for regular use

      Time?

      • renewables can be built asap, and brought into use incrementally
      • nuclear takes decades to build, no one can afford that
      • thorium isn’t even commercially offered