jaykrown@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoGermany phased out nuclear instead of coal and now still relies on fossil fuels for electricitylemmy.worldimagemessage-square89linkfedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down125
arrow-up1137arrow-down1imageGermany phased out nuclear instead of coal and now still relies on fossil fuels for electricitylemmy.worldjaykrown@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square89linkfedilink
minus-squarePelicanen@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoThey’re insanely expensive up front, it’s just that they’re relatively cheap to run and last a long time so the costs have a low average over time.
minus-squarevagrancyand@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoModern nuclear reactors are ~$2k per kWh which is roughly the same as solar.
They’re insanely expensive up front, it’s just that they’re relatively cheap to run and last a long time so the costs have a low average over time.
Modern nuclear reactors are ~$2k per kWh which is roughly the same as solar.