In a recent study, researchers from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) questioned the planned development of new nuclear capacities in the energy strategies of the United States and certain European countries.

New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power::In a recent study, researchers from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) questioned the planned development of new nuclear capacities in the energy strategies of the United States and certain European countries.

  • severien@lemmy.worldEnglish
    93·
    1 year ago

    A lot of that is because a) protests, formalities, FUD and b) lack of scale (each plant is built as one of a kind). Same for price.

    With a bigger scale the construction and prices would lower significantly (as with anything done at scale), but for that we have too much populism, fear and emotional driven propaganda and gullible voters. Nuclear power always had the potential to fix the humanity energy needs relatively simply, it’s sad how we got to this point.

    • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      Do you really think giant energy corporations give a shit about what people think? If nuclear made financial sense we would be building new nuclear, and damn the protestors. This idea that protesters and NIMBYs are the only thing standing in the way of a glorious nuclear future is absolute nonsense.

      • joel_feila@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        Well not exactly. If it makes sense and is a treat to the money making status quo then big fossil would lobby against. Since there is more money to be made with their current model then after spending to complelty over haul and take on debt.