Meanwhile in Germany:

  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    While all power plants have a one time carbon cost to build and decommission, there is a continuous carbon cost to mining nuclear fuel. I think that’s what GP was hinting at.

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      1 year ago

      Nuclear fuel lasts so long in modern reactors that it’s kinda a silly point though.

      What you need to be looking at is lifetime carbon costs per kWh, that’s the only real meaningful comparison.

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        1 year ago

        A Single tank lasting long is not necessarily a good thing. It means you have to put in the effort up front. It also does not negate the cost of fuel/W