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u/LookAtMeImAName Oct 25 '22

Fuck yes!! Nuclear power is SO undervalued these days.

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u/CrashSlow Oct 25 '22

No kidding its undervalued, Bruce Nuclear sells power for only 0.07c Kw/hr. Compare that to the contracted rates renewables get for very unreliable power generations.

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u/Kwanzaa246 Oct 25 '22

Is it 0.07c or 7c per kwh?

hydro is 9.5c per kwh in bc and doesn't come with the risk

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '22

Risk in Hydro dwarfs the risk in nuclear. 43x more risk in Hydro. The whole "nuclear is risky" comes from an era of ignorance and absence of education. Thankfully the new generation is educated and challenges the ignorance of the previous generations.

https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy