Designs chosen for mini nuclear reactors - Feddit UK
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/5912949 [https://lemmy.ml/post/5912949] > EDF, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC, Holtec Britain Limited, NuScale Power, Rolls Royce and Westinghouse Electric Company UK Limited have been chosen for the next stage of the process. > > The Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition is part of the government’s plan for up to a quarter of all UK electricity to come from nuclear power by 2050.

Xpost from UK Energy.

Are we never going to stop this madness?

Nuclear will not help us with immediate energy needs, it will not help with climate change and it is worse for the environment, and it costs more than renewables.

The only people who benefit are the shareholders of nuclear companies and the government shit stains who pocket their brown envelopes and take the “consulting” jobs offered by the industry for services rendered.

And all this time, effort and money, OUR MONEY, is not being spent on renewables that can do what we need NOW.

We cannot continue to accept this or any other option that is not renewable.

Any and all opposition against renewable energy is generated and spread by the nuclear and fossil fuel industries.

Nothing I’ve said here is even controversial, there isn’t any hiding from it.

We have to fight this and we have to win.

  • ianovic69OPEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I’m not disputing the cleanness or the safety of nuclear. I think it’s very telling that much of the response here has aimed at those points when they haven’t been made.

    It shows just how effective the nuclear and oil industries have been in spreading their lies and misinformation. It’s very worrying.

    It’s too late for nuclear now. The cost of nuclear is too great for now.

    We don’t have the time and the funding must be directed at renewables. Anything else will be a big mistake.

    If we get out of this and manage to give ourselves a future, explore all the nuclear and other technologies you want. Have at it. But now is not the time, and time is running out.

    • crapwittyname@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Do you think we will be able to create or import enough renewable energy to fill the hole left by gas in the time it would take to build these reactors? How? And what is your response to the legitimate concern that renewable energy technology at its current maturity does not provide a stable power base?

      • ianovic69OPEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Do you think we will be able to create or import enough renewable energy to fill the hole left by gas in the time it would take to build these reactors?

        If we want to, we could easily generate far more than we currently use, and far more than needed in the future as well. The build time of the new reactors is too far away to be relevant and the funding is needed now.

        How?

        By directing funding and resources from everything that would otherwise reduce or impede the expansion of renewables.

        And what is your response to the legitimate concern that renewable energy technology at its current maturity does not provide a stable power base?

        Mature it quickly. There will be more than enough if we stop faffing about.