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Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I wouldn't build a new power plant, but reactivating existing ones makes sense and is cheaper per GW than solar and reactivation has insignificant emissions.

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Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This answer shows that you have no idea of how this stiff works. Reactivating a shut down nuclear plant would require re-certification. Nobody is going to re-certify a plant built on 1960s technology today and for good reason. If you wanted to bring one of those up to modern standards you might as well build a new one.

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- Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Nobody is going to re-certify a plant built on 1960s technology
  
  Yeah, that's why they're re-starting one built on 1970s technology
  
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  - Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    It still faces hurdles, including inspections, testing and the blessing of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, known as the NRC.
    
    Yeah, let’s see how that goes.
    
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