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First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled (arstechnica.com)
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[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

You forgot hydrogen, saltwater batteries, proper grids, biogas, etc.

If you'd use nuclear power like that, you'd drive up the costs even more, because it's just not very viable to compete with solar and wind during the day. Better to just invest in proper storage solutions.