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There was a thread I read here yesterday about how much „safer“ nuclear power is than we perceive. And while that might be true, I’ve been missing some points in this entire discussion where I’m not sure whether my understanding is completely off, or they’re just not mentioned 🧵Permalink On twitter.com
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1. Nuclear power plants are heavily subsidized, and given all costs, it’s much more expensive than „true“ green energy options. 2. We’re mainly trying to replace gas atm. Gas power plants help the grid deal with peaks, while nuclear power plants serve its base load. That …Permalink On twitter.com
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doesn’t really match. 3. We’re explicitly trying to replace _Russian_ gas. But most fuel for nuclear power plants comes from Russia or their close allies. So we’d just switch the thing we’re depending on, but not who. 4. Nuclear power plants need cool water, and …On twitter.com
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as we can see in France, with climate change and climbing temperatures, that becomes a problem itself. So it’s also not a climate change solution. Am I missing something? Did I misunderstand any of that? Or do some people just like to ignore all of that? 🤔Permalink On twitter.com