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[–] aprilmay@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nuclear is the only one that can actually satisfy base load demand, we don't have enough batteries in the world to make up for solar and wind. Nuclear is also the safest.

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nuclear is safer than solar and wind? That doesn't sound right

[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Vibes are the best way to tackle existential threats.

Nuclear is ridiculously safe. I mean that literally. No other industry is as safe and has as many regulations and as much oversight as nuclear power, largely unfounded.

Personally I'd prefer other industries get safer though to make up the gap.

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It isn't but nuclear Stans cant reason.

[–] The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

2012

2023

source 1 (2012 article, listing statista as source)

source 2 (2023 graph from statista)

In 2012 nuclear was by far the safest. Now, it's only beaten by solar, and only by 0.01 deaths per thousand terawatt hour.

It's also worth pondering the fact that governments have not been investing nearly as much into developing nuclear as renewables.