JFranek comments on Vibe nuclear — let’s use AI shortcuts on reactor safety!

[–] JFranek@awful.systems 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

If we're talking about the general West, then there new nuclear is probably fucked. Rest of the world still builds for reasonable costs. Not nuclear bro amounts, but still.

I think we could see a future where nuclear makes 5-10% of the world's electricity, which would technically make it a niche source of power, but it would also be a massive increase from today.

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[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

China has built a couple of reactors recently. They also went overbudget and overschedule.

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[–] JFranek@awful.systems 2 points 11 months ago

Could be, I don't follow that closely. I'm not aware of any that come close to the level of shitshow of say, Hinckley Point C. That matters.

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[–] diz@awful.systems 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Nuclear already makes 9% of world's electricity.

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[–] JFranek@awful.systems 1 point 11 months ago

OK, my bad. I was thinking about scenario like this: https://eneroutlook.enerdata.net/total-electricity-generation-projections.html

If you assume doubling of electricity production by 2050 (development + electrification) then 10% of that would mean more than double nuclear production.

5% would not really be a massive increase, my mistake, but would still mean more builds than retirement.

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