They are true now. Nuclear takes around 10 years and billions to get up and running. SMR"s may help this but that’s a tech that’s a few years off at least. Decommissioning is still a big deal. Yeah reactors will last 30 odd years, but it still needs considering. Around 40% of uranium is still mined in Kazakhstan. Finally and probably most importantly as most of us live in countries that at least claim to be democracies public perception of nuclear is actually a lot worse than in the 50s.
These arguments were true in the 1950-s, they’re not anymore.
They are true now. Nuclear takes around 10 years and billions to get up and running. SMR"s may help this but that’s a tech that’s a few years off at least. Decommissioning is still a big deal. Yeah reactors will last 30 odd years, but it still needs considering. Around 40% of uranium is still mined in Kazakhstan. Finally and probably most importantly as most of us live in countries that at least claim to be democracies public perception of nuclear is actually a lot worse than in the 50s.
SMR’s aren’t even cheaper or faster. China has shown that.
No, they’re not. If we reroute all the investment from renewables into nuclear, we will see the results.
Again, public perception. That might work outside of democracies. But not where people can vote.
I personally would never vote to cut renewables out entirely. That’s a hard sell.