Nuclear power now makes up about 25% of the generation of Georgia Power, the largest unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co.

First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

  • aksdb@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Coal was also considered clean in the beginning because they didn’t have to sacrifice forests anymore.

    We may not consider the waste a problem now, but that may very well look differently in 50 or 100 years.

    Again: I am completely fine considering nuclear power as one of the best options we have. I am not so fine pretending it’s without tradeoffs, because that would ignore how any other form of energy generation in the past/ever finally turned out.

    • UnPassive@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Coal was also considered clean in the beginning because they didn’t have to sacrifice forests anymore.

      False analogy fallacy

      We may not consider the waste a problem now, but that may very well look differently in 50 or 100 years.

      Argument from ignorance fallacy

      I am not so fine pretending it’s without tradeoffs

      No one is saying it’s free energy or perfect energy. I myself would argue it’s clean and solves some of our current energy problems, while renewables still can’t. Unfortunately it suffers from a bad reputation and misinformation.