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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While all power plants have a one time carbon cost to build and decommission, there is a continuous carbon cost to mining nuclear fuel. I think that's what GP was hinting at.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

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