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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

do you have a source for this carbon cost? i can't find any figures about even the amount of concrete in a nuclear plant nevermind the co2 cost of that.

I do find a lot of literature that states that the lifecycle co2 cost of nuclear is on part with solar and wind per kwh so i find your assertment about the payback time being decades a little unlikely to say the least.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's a far fetched statement, but I'm also not sure if it's true.

I know concrete has a pretty big carbon footprint, but, I don't know how that scales in relation to the carbon savings of nuclear power.