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Slovenia Pushes on With Pricey Nuclear Project to Phase Out Coal (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The final figure will be significantly higher. Asked if the figure was likely to exceed €10 billion, he said: “Yes, we are talking about such magnitude.”

You can't take money with you, but we will leave an atmosphere behind

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While I'm pronuclear we really need to invest in better nuke power tech. Spending billions, mainly due to the risks with current water cooled reactors, is handicapping it. Systems that minimize waste, use passive failsafe systems, etc are needed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_IV_reactor

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

The ship has sailed on nuclear tech being worthwhile now if you haven't already committed to it and are well underway. Instead, renewables offer a cheaper, safer and much faster return on investment while being ultimately better for the environment. It'll take much more than what is offered by gen IV for that to change.