• orion@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    “Cheaper and faster” are concerning adjectives to be using for nuclear reactors… while well-regulated nuclear power is better than a lot of alternatives, trying to drive more and more adoption by lowering the bar seems overly risky.

    • davewritescode@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      The point of smaller reactors is that they could be much safer and cheaper to deploy. They’re intended to be entirely self contained.

    • Jummit@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      Anything relying on stable conditions should be carefully implemented, if at all, in the current unstable climate which will only get more unpredictable.