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U.S. Pledge To Triple Global Nuclear Energy By 2050 (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When I first read the titile, I thought that the US is going to have to build A LOT to triple global production. Then it occured to me that the author means the US is pledging to make deals and agreements which enable other countries to build their own. Sometimes I think the US thinks too much of itself and that's also very much part of American branding.

Where are my renewable bros at? Tell me this is bad.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We could do the alternative and leave a dead planet to future generations.

Look, we all agree that renewables are the future but they are still the future. Build nuclear now and we can slowly wean off of that. Nuclear waste is a much more manageable problem than “crops no longer grow”.

[+] PeleSpirit 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The problem is that while personal renewables exist, they're still pretty expensive and are largely untested at scale. We're in that stage that computers went through in the late 90s, where it's an expensive investment that is likely to be obsolete before the year is over.

Not many people would be excited to spend ~$30K outfitting a building with solar panels, turbines and batteries only to learn that they need to be replaced in 2-3 years.

The technology is promising, but it's not ready for mass adoption yet. We need a stopgap

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Agree. I'd wager the average joe would only invest in personal renewables if it was cheaper to run than paying an electric bill in the short term, was just as efficient, and was easy to install. Otherwise we'd be adding even more e-waste to landfills.