The Shidao Bay plant in eastern Shandong province is powered by two high-temperature reactors cooled by gas rather than pressurised water, according to state news agency Xinhua

Think of how many renewables they could have made for all the monies wasted on this.

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    1 year ago

    would be great to see a nuclear/renewable mix displace the king. i hope to see it while I’m here

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      1 year ago

      Ya, the primary problem it’s had is that while profitable, it’s not nearly as profitable as solar and wind. That’s fine if your goal is a stable source of energy to form the bedrock of western society, but not so much if it’s just to make as much profit as possible as quickly as possible.

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        1 year ago

        for sure, nuclear is too expensive and money is non-renewable