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The first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia (apnews.com)

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ATLANTA (AP) — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

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

Renewables are fantastic, but I think we'll need to supplement with nuclear in order to shoulder the demand while we transition off of burning fossil fuels.

So in short, please build more.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Might have been a good idea 20 yrs ago, but starting this now would be just a waste of time and money. Concentrate on renewables, it will be much faster and bring the price down quick.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

An angle that sometimes isn’t brought up is the land space required by different types of power generation. Renewables actually take way more space, and therefore way more of the environment than nuclear. Renewables have their place, but I think nuclear will always be with us.

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