Designs chosen for mini nuclear reactors - Feddit UK
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/5912949 [https://lemmy.ml/post/5912949] > EDF, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC, Holtec Britain Limited, NuScale Power, Rolls Royce and Westinghouse Electric Company UK Limited have been chosen for the next stage of the process. > > The Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition is part of the government’s plan for up to a quarter of all UK electricity to come from nuclear power by 2050.

Xpost from UK Energy.

Are we never going to stop this madness?

Nuclear will not help us with immediate energy needs, it will not help with climate change and it is worse for the environment, and it costs more than renewables.

The only people who benefit are the shareholders of nuclear companies and the government shit stains who pocket their brown envelopes and take the “consulting” jobs offered by the industry for services rendered.

And all this time, effort and money, OUR MONEY, is not being spent on renewables that can do what we need NOW.

We cannot continue to accept this or any other option that is not renewable.

Any and all opposition against renewable energy is generated and spread by the nuclear and fossil fuel industries.

Nothing I’ve said here is even controversial, there isn’t any hiding from it.

We have to fight this and we have to win.

  • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    It’s probably the only environmentally friendly base load option other than overbuilding renewables and building lots of battery storage.

    Nuclear is probably cleaner than building that many batteries…

    The micro reactors aim to (hopefully) reduce the main issues with traditional nuclear power.

    • ianovic69@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      overbuilding renewables and building lots of battery storage.

      I’m not convinced that we need much battery storage. If there’s enough being generated, less storage is needed. It’s another fossil fuel argument intended to sow doubt.

      Nuclear is probably cleaner than building that many batteries…

      Even if it is cleaner, we need the funding directed at renewables. This isn’t even debatable; renewables now, other stuff later once the emergency is under control.

      The micro reactors aim to (hopefully) reduce the main issues with traditional nuclear power.

      Again, this doesn’t help us now and actively hinders our ability to address global heating.

      • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You either need batteries or a Europe wide energy grid. It’s quite possible for it to be still (not windy) over the whole of the UK for example.

        • ianovic69@feddit.ukOPEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          There can easily be enough renewable energy generated here for 100% of our needs 100% of the time. In fact much moreso.

          Any suggestion otherwise comes from nuclear, oil and gas industry misinformation.

          Batteries as they are now are not going to help. They are too costly, environmentally damaging, human exploiting, and only make Mr X even more wealthy.

          We don’t need them and we certainly don’t want any of that or him. They are all lying so that we don’t make renewables. Every time there is doubt, they are winning. Every time there is a debate, they are winning. When anything delays the move to renewables, they are winning.

          I don’t want them to win.

          I want us to win.