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minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoNuclear does have other little bonuses.
minus-squareinari@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·2 months agoNothing that justifies a higher power bill than with renewables, and a new reliance on foreign fuel
minus-squarelimonfiesta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoThey’re referring to plutonium production, which many states, especially now, may consider a worthwhile justification for the extra expenditures.
minus-squareSchnabeltierplaisir@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI think that you dont actually need nuclear power stations if you are reeeaaally into huge fireworks
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’m surprised now that NK has nukes but no nuclear power plants. They are nearly all hydro.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThey don’t really need a lot of power…
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThey actually produce a lot of power via hydro.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months ago1.5GW in hydro (+1GW in coal) https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/KP/live/fifteen_minutes PS: 1GW is roughly enough for 1M people.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoLike they can’t be bombed in war
Nuclear does have other little bonuses.
Nothing that justifies a higher power bill than with renewables, and a new reliance on foreign fuel
They’re referring to plutonium production, which many states, especially now, may consider a worthwhile justification for the extra expenditures.
I think that you dont actually need nuclear power stations if you are reeeaaally into huge fireworks
I’m surprised now that NK has nukes but no nuclear power plants. They are nearly all hydro.
They don’t really need a lot of power…
They actually produce a lot of power via hydro.
1.5GW in hydro (+1GW in coal) https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/KP/live/fifteen_minutes
PS: 1GW is roughly enough for 1M people.
Like they can’t be bombed in war