Otter@lemmy.ca to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 2 years agoFirst planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceledarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todaytechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkFirst planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceledarstechnica.comOtter@lemmy.ca to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 2 years agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todaytechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareAuzy@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoAnother problem is that small reactors increase the amount of waste produced and inefficiencies apparently too. https://news.stanford.edu/2022/05/30/small-modular-reactors-produce-high-levels-nuclear-waste/ You also need to provide full security and such for them (so I’d be guessing more overheads)
Another problem is that small reactors increase the amount of waste produced and inefficiencies apparently too.
https://news.stanford.edu/2022/05/30/small-modular-reactors-produce-high-levels-nuclear-waste/
You also need to provide full security and such for them (so I’d be guessing more overheads)