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ProfessionEuphoric50 t1_jdjc6ia wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Xcel Energy to power down Monticello nuclear plant early after more radioactive water leaks out by VaccumSaturdays

More energy in the US comes from renewables than Nuclear. It's gone from 1.1% in 2007 to 11% in 2019. Meanwhile nuclear has stagnated. The construction times for nuclear are just too high.

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[deleted] t1_jdje0as wrote

Oh I know the timelines and costs are just too much and renewable is cheaper. Nuclear would have been great to implement decades ago. However some people early on decided to cut corners, things didn't work out well and everyone got scared.

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Picasso5 t1_jdluoyu wrote

Who are these people that cut corners? Specifically.

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Ameisen t1_jdlpxn2 wrote

More than 50% of my state's energy comes from nuclear.

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