Masimatutu@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · edit-28 months agoWell, this is something!files.mastodon.socialimagemessage-square272fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down172file-text
arrow-up11Karrow-down1imageWell, this is something!files.mastodon.socialMasimatutu@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square272fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenixcamic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·8 months agoNuclear fuel lasts so long in modern reactors that it’s kinda a silly point though. What you need to be looking at is lifetime carbon costs per kWh, that’s the only real meaningful comparison.
minus-squareGladaed@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·8 months agoA Single tank lasting long is not necessarily a good thing. It means you have to put in the effort up front. It also does not negate the cost of fuel/W
Nuclear fuel lasts so long in modern reactors that it’s kinda a silly point though.
What you need to be looking at is lifetime carbon costs per kWh, that’s the only real meaningful comparison.
A Single tank lasting long is not necessarily a good thing. It means you have to put in the effort up front. It also does not negate the cost of fuel/W