• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    4 months ago

    It is not the most expensive for any intrinsic reason. It’s not necessarily that complex to operate. It’s expensive because bureaucracy that has been strapped to it to make switching to it harder, which was designed to keep dirty energy in demand longer. It is the safest power source we have available (including renewables). There’s no reason it’s so expensive except to attempt to kill it.

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      4 months ago

      I’m pretty sure that bureaucracy was also about controlling nuclear materials because they’re dangerous and potential weapons.

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        4 months ago

        Some of it, yeah. Obviously some is required. Not the amount that it has though.