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Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds::Renewable energy provides the cheapest source of new energy for Australia, a new draft report from the CSIRO and energy market operator has found.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's worth pointing out too that we aren't using newer designs as much, which incorporate inherently safe features.

It's actually ironic. If we built new reactors we could build breeder tractors to generate fuel for them from nuclear waste. This fear mongering of nuclear energy prevents us from reducing that number.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They're going with older designs for cost reasons. Per the article, you're taking something that is already not cost effective and proposing to make it even more expensive.