silence7@slrpnk.net to California@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWhy California is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban | The state is one of several looking into allowing new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals as AI power demand surges.www.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
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minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI’ve heard a lot about how cheap and effective solar + battery tech is getting, will a new nuclear plant even still be worth it to operate after the ten years or whatever it takes to construct?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoMaybe. Depends very much on how long-duration storage costs drop and what you actually pay for the nuclear power plant.
I’ve heard a lot about how cheap and effective solar + battery tech is getting, will a new nuclear plant even still be worth it to operate after the ten years or whatever it takes to construct?
Maybe. Depends very much on how long-duration storage costs drop and what you actually pay for the nuclear power plant.