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In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S. (www.scientificamerican.com)

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"Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped"

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nuclear needs a steady supply of water for cooling, which has become rather unreliable these days in many regions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Newer generation nuclear plants have been designed to be safer and cooled by other means than water, but whether those will ever get built still seems up in the air.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ever heard of Molten salt reactors? They're much safer than traditional reactors in many ways